MINDEN, La. – Investigators are currently looking into the death of a 23-year-old Homer man who died while in custody at Minden police headquarters.
Chief of Police Jared McIver said Webster Parish Sheriff’s Office detectives have have been called in to handle the case of the death of Demonta Reshawn Tate, who apparently hanged himself early Tuesday morning in the MPD’s holding cell.
“Our officers had stopped him around midnight for the minor traffic offense of running a stop sign and learned he was wanted on warrants from Claiborne Parish,” McIver said. “We contacted Claiborne and they asked us to hold him.”…