Suspect Arrested In Death Of AA Museum Founder Sadie Roberts-Joseph

[Niagara]

A Louisiana man has been arrested in the murder of a beloved 75-year-old community activist whose body was discovered asphyxiated in the trunk of her car, police said at a news conference Tuesday afternoon.

The death of Sadie Roberts-Joseph, who founded an African American museum in Baton Rouge and teamed up with police on an anti-drug and violence program, was ruled a homicide by "traumatic asphyxia, including suffocation," according to an autopsy report.

Ronn Jermaine Bell, 37, a convicted sex offender, was taken into custody Tuesday on a charge of first-degree murder, police said.

Bell was living in one of the homes Roberts-Joseph was renting out and it is believed he was several months behind in rent payments, police said. Authorities estimated Bell owed Roberts-Joseph $1,200.

More at link https://abcnews.go.com/US/man-arrested-murder-louisiana-african-american-museum-founder/story?id=64373966


My condolences to Sadie Roberts-Joseph's family, friends and community.

[CatMor]

1. Such a tragic loss.

[malaise]

2. Too sad

Throw away the keys

[Niagara]

3. Kicking this for the evening crowd n/t