A Baton Rouge man accused of fatally shooting another teenager as they rode in a car was indicted Thursday on a count of second-degree murder.
Jeremiah Howze, 18, was indicted by a grand jury in the Dec. 23, 2024, death of Kyle Earthly. He also faces counts of obstruction of justice and unlawful handling of a firearm, according to court records.
Deputies with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office were called to the Exxon gas station in the 15000 block of Old Hammond Highway around 3:30 p.m. They found Earthly unresponsive and suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, according to the Sheriff’s Office…