⚖️ LA v Jacoby Johnson regarding death of Annie Richardson
Lincoln Parish, Louisiana · Reported jury selection November 12, 2026
Status: Reported future setting — actual start not yet verified. Facts over speculation. Charges are allegations.
01 / Case overview and legal status
Jacoby Johnson, a former Louisiana Tech student, faces one second-degree murder charge and three attempted second-degree murder charges arising from the reported attack. He is presumed innocent.
Schedule: Lincoln Parish, Louisiana · Reported jury selection November 12, 2026. Actual jury selection must be independently confirmed.
02 / Courthouse and attorneys
Third Judicial District Court, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana; jurors reportedly assemble at Ruston Sports Complex before formal selection at Lincoln Parish Courthouse.
View More · Judicial officers, prosecution and defense
District Attorney Cary Brown described jury-selection arrangements to KNOE. Judge, defense attorney and assigned prosecutor require confirmation from official case documents.
03 / Victim background
Annie Richardson was killed in a November 13, 2023 stabbing attack near Louisiana Tech University’s Lambright Sports and Wellness Center in Ruston. Three other women were injured.
Biographical details should be drawn from family-approved statements and contemporaneous reporting; none are invented.
04 / People and documented roles
Defendant: Jacoby Johnson. Deceased: Annie Richardson.
05 / Chronological interactive case timeline
2023-11-13
Fatal stabbing and injuries reported near Louisiana Tech recreational facility.
2026-10-29
KNOE reports a jury pool of roughly 400 and November 12 jury-selection setting.
2026-11-12
Reported jury selection; proceedings themselves not yet confirmed.
06 / Investigation and evidence
View More · Evidence currently described in reporting
The prosecution concerns a fatal stabbing of Richardson and injuries to Cynthia Woodard, Dominique McKane and Debbie Hollimon. Instrument, forensics, individual eyewitness identifications and sequence require court records; avoid conflating allegation and admitted evidence.
07 / Prosecution and defense positions
View More · Allegations and contested issues
Prosecutors accuse Johnson of one murder and three attempted murders. KNOE reports mental-health examinations found him fit to stand trial; competency is distinct from an insanity defense and does not prove guilt.
08 / Courtroom developments
No November testimony has been independently verified. Trial scheduling is documented under the corresponding dated timeline entries; courtroom names will be italicized only after confirmed testimony.
View More · Anticipated witnesses (unconfirmed)
No verified witness list or testimony has been released for the November trial; names of victims should not be assumed to be witnesses.
09 / Verdict, sentencing and appeals
No verdict, sentence or appeal outcome has been verified for the reported November 2026 trial. Charges are allegations and the defendant is presumed innocent.
10 / Unresolved questions
Confirm exact operative indictment, fitness/mental-health rulings, juror procedures, jury-selection outcome, testimony, any defense of mental condition, and court docket.
11 / Court records and source documents
Source dates are not guarantees that scheduled proceedings occurred. Seek the official docket and certified transcripts before asserting outcomes.