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Jefferson Parish District Attorney Paul Connick says 55-year-old Ronald Gasser of Terrytown is charged with second-degree murder,Wholesale Jerseys China, which carries a mandatory life sentence if he's convicted.
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The sheriff refused to discuss what evidence might have brought the jury to increase the charge against 55-year-old Ronald Gasser from the manslaughter charge he was arrested on in December,cheap jerseys elite.
He did not say what requirements it met. However, the charge can be brought if a grand jury believes someone meant to kill or cause great bodily harm.
Connick says that as a result of the indictment, Judge June Darensburg increased Gasser's bond from $500,000 to $750,000.
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Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand says he's pleased that a grand jury has brought a murder charge against the man accused of killing former NFL player Joe McKnight.
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Asked whether it indicated that Gasser was the aggressor, Normand said he would not read anything into the charge except that the Dec. 1 shooting meets the requirements for second-degree murder.