BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A Baton Rouge man is facing a murder charge in connection with the disappearance of his stepfather.
Ian Seghers, 35, was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, on charges of first-degree murder and unauthorized use of a vehicle.
No bond amount has been set, according to jail records.
An affidavit revealed that Baton Rouge police officers were called to a home on Jean Street for a welfare check on March 9, 2025. When they arrived, officers tried to contact the victim, who was reportedly not answering his sister’s calls. The officer knocked loudly on the door several times, but no one inside answered, according to authorities. It should be noted that the victim owns a white van, but the van was not at the property when officers arrived…