Chokehold proved deadly in Baker family fight where ‘intoxicated’ man entered sister’s home

A Baton Rouge man faces a second-degree murder charge after he allegedly put another man in a chokehold at his sister’s residence during a family dispute in April. While the victim wasn’t suffocated, the altercation led to him falling, vomiting and requiring CPR before he died, police said.

Darshay Conrad, 30, appeared before District Judge Carson Marcantel on Thursday for allegedly choking 40-year-old Jason Jones, causing him to lose consciousness, shortly before the man’s death.

Baker detectives were notified of a physical altercation at a residence on Bachman Court around 10:30 p.m. April 14…

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