4 people arrested in connection to CATS corruption plead not guilty; Dunn to appear in court on July 7

BATON ROUGE — Another person arrested in connection with alleged theft and criminal conspiracy at the Capital Area Transportation System has pleaded not guilty in a Baton Rouge courtroom on Wednesday morning.

At an arraignment before Judge Nicole Robinson, Erica Jackson pleaded not guilty to one count of criminal conspiracy, as well as two counts of theft over $25,000.

Jackson is one of five people arrested and indicted in connection with the CATS investigation, including Councilman Cleve Dunn Jr., entrepreneur Terral “TJ” Jackson Jr., former CATS Chief Administrative Officer Pearlina Thomas and Supreme Solutions Consulting’s Jarion “Jay” Colar…

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