BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A woman who was arrested after a standoff in Baton Rouge in 2023 was convicted in connection with the death of a missing man in Georgia.
According to Alcovy Judicial Circuit District Attorney Randy McGinley, Danetta Knoblauch was found guilty of felony murder, aggravated assault, aggravated battery, arson in the first degree and concealing the death of another after a Newton County jury trial.
The case centered around the disappearance of Melvin Cooksey. McGinley said an investigation began in February 2023, after deputies and firefighters responded to a house fire. Investigators determined that the fire was set intentionally…