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Mayor, DA, BRPD chief to provide update on missing teen after suspect arrested for his murder

1 hour 37 minutes 1 second ago Friday, June 26 2026 Jun 26, 2026 June 26, 2026 12:40 PM June 26, 2026 in News
Source: WBRZ

BATON ROUGE — City-Parish officials are meeting at Baton Rouge Police Department Headquarters on Friday afternoon to provide additional updates on the ongoing search for Ja'Derrius Minnieweather, who has been missing since June 5. 

Mayor-President Sid Edwards, BRPD Chief TJ Morse, Baton Rouge Fire Chief Michael Kimble and East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore are expected to provide updates about the search for Minnieweather at 3 p.m. WBRZ will livestream the news conference on social media and provide updates as they become available. 

Last week, Maurice Parms was arrested on murder charges in connection with Minnieweather's death.

Parms, 51, was originally arrested on June 10 after police found messages between him and a 16-year-old girl while investigating Minnieweather’s disappearance.   

Despite Parms' arrest, Minnieweather's body has not yet been found. The search for Minnieweather's body has covered more than 1,000 acres.

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