4 Teens Accused of Dragging Woman to Death Plead Not Guilty
Associated Press, May 4, 2022
Four teens charged with murder in the dragging death of an elderly New Orleans woman whose arm was severed during a carjacking pleaded not guilty Wednesday.
Shackled and clad in red jumpsuits, the 17-year-old boy, 16-year-old girl and two 15-year-old girls entered the pleas to a charge of second-degree murder in the March 21 death of 73-year-old Linda Frickey, news outlets reported.
Linda Frickey
Teen carjackers
Police Chief Shaun Ferguson had said Frickey died after she became entangled in a seatbelt as carjackers sped away with her vehicle that day. The mid-afternoon carjacking happened as neighbors looked on helplessly as she was dragged a block in her own car.
“This was one of the most violent carjackings we’ve ever seen; {snip}” Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams said in a statement.
The defendants’ pleas come a week after Williams announced that each would be charged as adults in Frickey’s death.
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