REPORT: Baton Rouge nonprofit allegedly paid for man awaiting murder trial to speak to kids about gun safety

BATON ROUGE — A Baton Rouge nonprofit part of a corruption investigation allegedly paid for a man awaiting trial for murder to speak to children about gun safety and violence, according to a report by The Advocate.

According to city-parish records, Safe, Hopeful, Healthy paid 36-year-old Marvin Payne to speak to children about gun safety in June of 2022.

While Payne’s original murder charge was dropped, he was charged with several weapons offenses over the last eight years and is currently on trial for allegedly running a drug manufacturing operation, the paper reported…

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