Police and Fire Briefs for Oct. 10, 2012

LSU student arrested
in N.O. shooting

An LSU student was arrested Monday for firing several gunshots at her mother at the family’s New Orleans home, university authorities said.

Nicole Lea Boover’s stepfather called LSU Police at about 6:30 a.m. shortly after the shots were fired and told them Boover was on her way to the Baton Rouge campus with a male companion, university spokesman Ernie Ballard said.

LSU Police contacted the New Orleans Police Department and confirmed they were in the process of getting an arrest warrant for Boover, Ballard said.

A short time later, LSU Police found Boover’s vehicle with her male companion inside on South Campus Drive, Ballard said. Officers then found Boover in her campus residence.

LSU Police and New Orleans police searched Boover’s vehicle and residence and found marijuana in both locations, Ballard said.

Boover was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison and will be transported to New Orleans, where she will be booked on one count each of attempted first-degree murder and simple possession of marijuana, Ballard said.

Firefighters probing
fire; house destroyed

Firefighters are investigating the cause of a Tuesday morning blaze that destroyed a house under construction at 6433 Audubon Square, off Tiger Bend Road, a St. George Fire Protection District spokesman said.

When firefighters arrived just after 4 a.m., the structure was engulfed in flames, and the front portion of the house had collapsed, spokesman Eldon Ledoux said.

Heat from the fire damaged a neighboring home, but firefighters prevented the blaze from spreading to other homes, Ledoux said.

No one was injured.

Baker man booked
in 2011 rape case

An 18-year-old Baker resident was arrested Tuesday and accused of raping an 11-year-old girl more than a year ago, according to an arrest warrant.

The rape occurred May 13, 2011, at a Baker residence, the warrant said.

The victim’s parents learned of the incident on Aug. 23, 2011, and contacted the Baker Police Department, the warrant said.

Police investigated the case for more than a year before arresting Anthony Allen, 11926 Queens Drive, Baton Rouge, the warrant said.

Allen, who was 17 at the time of the alleged rape, was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on a count of aggravated rape.

Authorities book 2 on suspicion of DWI

Authorities arrested at least two people suspected of driving while intoxicated in East Baton Rouge Parish and booked them into Parish Prison between 2:30 p.m. Monday and 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, booking records show.

Those booked and the counts against them:

• Catherine Lee, 19, 20 Beechwood Garden, Covington, first-offense DWI, driver’s license not in possession, disobeying a red light and reckless operation of a vehicle.
• Lacy Palmer, 21, 20851 Kansas St., Livingston, first-offense DWI, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana and improper lane usage.

Compiled from staff reports. To talk to a crime reporter at The Advocate, call (225) 388-0369.