Baton Rouge woman pleads guilty to manslaughter after hit and run on Plank Road

BATON ROUGE — A Baton Rouge woman pleaded guilty to manslaughter and hit-and-run charges after hitting and killing a 22-year-old with her car.

Ta’Quencya Harris, 35, agreed to a plea deal that has a 10-year sentencing cap and 10 years suspended on top of the judge’s sentence, District Attorney Hillar Moore told WBRZ. The suspended sentence will run consecutive to the manslaughter sentence.

Harris was arrested after 22-year-old LaDerica Stewart was killed while leaving an after hours club on Plank Road in Baton Rouge, and initially entered a not guilty plea…

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