Shreveport man convicted of fatal city Jail beating

SHREVEPORT, La. — A Caddo Parish jury on Tuesday unanimously convicted a Shreveport man of second-degree murder in the 2022 beating death of a fellow prisoner at the city jail.

Andrew Adaway, 37, was found guilty in the death of Bobbie Young, 72.

Prosecutors presented nine witnesses who testified that Adaway fatally assaulted Young on June 3, 2022. Young had been booked on drug offenses, while Adaway was booked for simple assault. Despite being compliant during booking, Adaway reportedly protested being placed in a group cell…

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