BR officer booked in rape
Officer arrested on rape charge
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A 36-year-old Baton Rouge police officer surrendered to Livingston Parish sheriff’s deputies Monday in the alleged rape of a 16-year-old girl, authorities said.
The alleged rape occurred at police Cpl. Jeffrey Scott Webb’s Denham Springs home early Sunday, said Perry Rushing, chief of operations for the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office.
Megan Matthews, 20, of Denham Springs, an acquaintance of the victim, is accused of giving the girl alcohol and, once she was intoxicated, persuading her to go to the officer’s house, Rushing said.
The victim’s mother reported to deputies Sunday afternoon that she believed her daughter had been raped by a much-older man who worked as a Baton Rouge police officer, Rushing said.
Following a Sheriff’s Office investigation, a judge issued an arrest warrant for Webb and Matthews on Monday, Rushing said.
Webb, 34872 Eagle Ridge Drive, Denham Springs, was booked into Livingston Parish Jail on a count of simple rape after surrendering to deputies Monday evening, Rushing said. Webb was being held without bond late Monday, he said.
Cpl. L’Jean McKneely, a spokesman for the Baton Rouge Police Department, said Webb was placed on paid administrative leave Monday when the department became aware of the investigation.
Matthews, 8012 Acadiana Ave., Denham Springs, was booked into Livingston Parish Jail on counts of principal to simple rape and contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile, Rushing said. Her bond was set at $50,000, he said.
Under Louisiana law, the penalty for simple rape is a sentence of up to 25 years in prison without the possibility of parole.
Webb is the third Baton Rouge police officer to have been arrested or placed on paid administrative leave in November.
Sgt. Edward Coulter, 50, was placed on leave Nov. 3 after getting in a crash while off-duty in his marked police vehicle. A test administered after the crash showed Coulter had a blood alcohol level of 0.11 percent. A blood-alcohol content of 0.08 percent is considered presumptive evidence of drunken driving.
Officer Jerald Holmes, 27, was arrested Nov. 4 for allegedly falsifying timesheets he submitted to an extra-duty employer.
Holmes resigned from his position with the department before being booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on one count each of felony theft, attempted felony theft and malfeasance in office.
The alleged rape occurred at police Cpl. Jeffrey Scott Webb’s Denham Springs home early Sunday, said Perry Rushing, chief of operations for the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office.
Megan Matthews, 20, of Denham Springs, an acquaintance of the victim, is accused of giving the girl alcohol and, once she was intoxicated, persuading her to go to the officer’s house, Rushing said.
The victim’s mother reported to deputies Sunday afternoon that she believed her daughter had been raped by a much-older man who worked as a Baton Rouge police officer, Rushing said.
Following a Sheriff’s Office investigation, a judge issued an arrest warrant for Webb and Matthews on Monday, Rushing said.
Webb, 34872 Eagle Ridge Drive, Denham Springs, was booked into Livingston Parish Jail on a count of simple rape after surrendering to deputies Monday evening, Rushing said. Webb was being held without bond late Monday, he said.
Cpl. L’Jean McKneely, a spokesman for the Baton Rouge Police Department, said Webb was placed on paid administrative leave Monday when the department became aware of the investigation.
Matthews, 8012 Acadiana Ave., Denham Springs, was booked into Livingston Parish Jail on counts of principal to simple rape and contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile, Rushing said. Her bond was set at $50,000, he said.
Under Louisiana law, the penalty for simple rape is a sentence of up to 25 years in prison without the possibility of parole.
Webb is the third Baton Rouge police officer to have been arrested or placed on paid administrative leave in November.
Sgt. Edward Coulter, 50, was placed on leave Nov. 3 after getting in a crash while off-duty in his marked police vehicle. A test administered after the crash showed Coulter had a blood alcohol level of 0.11 percent. A blood-alcohol content of 0.08 percent is considered presumptive evidence of drunken driving.
Officer Jerald Holmes, 27, was arrested Nov. 4 for allegedly falsifying timesheets he submitted to an extra-duty employer.
Holmes resigned from his position with the department before being booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on one count each of felony theft, attempted felony theft and malfeasance in office.
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