Court delays hearing for man accused of killing 18-year-old as evidence review continues

BATON ROUGE — A court hearing for the man accused of killing 18-year-old Jasmine Newhouse was pushed back after his public defender said there is still a significant amount of texts and phone records to work through.

Dexter Boutte appeared in court and faces charges of second-degree murder, obstruction and being a felon in possession of a firearm in connection with Newhouse’s death in January.

Friends and family of Newhouse were in attendance, with some holding signs outside that read “Justice for Jasmine.”…

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