First Degree Rape

On September 3, 2024, investigators identified Bates as a suspect through a match linked to evidence collected during the victim’s Physical Evidence Recovery Kit.

Three Shreveport men have been indicted for their part in a July 2024 slaying on Kennedy Drive in west-central Shreveport, while two area men face charges of rape in true bills

He was additionally charged on 07/29/2022 with one count of First Degree Rape and one count of Attempted First Degree Rape.