BATON ROUGE — Officials have arrested a person in connection with the beating death of a 68-year-old woman, who was attacked and found in her home the night of April 14th. The woman, identified as Rose Davillier, died of her injuries.
Baton Rouge Police identified 69-year-old Richard Stinson in connection with the crime. Stinson was arrested in Cincinnati, Ohio, by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force after officials received a Crime Stoppers tip.
Stinson will be extradited back to Baton Rouge for first-degree murder and home invasion.
“Investigators believe that Stinson is connected in the homicide of Rose Davallier, which occurred on April 14, 2025 in the 4100 block of White Sands Drive,” a press release from Crime Stoppers states.
Stinson is described as being 6’2 and weighing 170lbs with gray hair and brown eyes.
Around 9:30 p.m. Monday, April 14, BRPD officers responded to a home in the 4100 block of White Sands Drive about an unresponsive female. Upon arrival, officers found the “battered body” of Davillier, according to officials.
Davillier died at the scene from her injuries.
Detectives learned that the suspect entered Davillier’s home through the back of the home and allegedly attacked and beat her, officials say. The suspect fled the scene before the police arrived.
The investigation is ongoing.
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