Julius Thomas Sr.

Death by Force

Julius Thomas Sr., a 55-year-old African American man from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was found dead on December 4, 2018. His body was discovered wrapped in a tarp in the middle of the roadway on South Flannery Road. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office was called to the scene and launched an investigation into his death.

During the investigation, detectives gathered video surveillance from nearby homes and learned that Thomas had an ongoing dispute with Kevin Hewitt Dukes, a 48-year-old ma ...Read More

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