West Baton Rouge juvenile rape suspect arrested in Colorado

DENVER, Colo. — U.S. Marshals arrested a 43-year-old man in Colorado, who was wanted in two parishes. James Connolly was wanted in West Baton Rouge for first-degree rape of a child under 13 and in Livingston Parish for felony aggravated crimes against nature.

Connolly was arrested in the Denver area on Dec. 9 by Deputy U.S. Marshals, with the assistance of multiple local agencies.

In August this year, West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s (WBRSO) detectives began investigating claims that Connolly had raped a child on multiple occasions. An arrest warrant for Connolly was issued on Aug. 12, according to the U.S. Marshals’ release…

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