JEFFERSON, La. (WGNO) — A Jefferson man was sentenced to 65 years in jail on Wednesday after being discovered responsible in a financial institution theft, carjacking and kidnapping case from November of 2022.

Based on Jefferson Parish District Legal professional Paul Connick Jr., the responsible verdict for 47-year-old William Frye, of the Shrewsbury neighborhood of Jefferson, got here on Sept. 26, and included two counts of straightforward theft, carjacking and second-degree kidnapping.

On Nov. 30, 2022, Frye reportedly entered a financial institution within the 3600 block of Jefferson Freeway round 1:15 p.m. He threatened to hurt the tellers in the event that they did not give him money, after which fled on foot with the cash.

He reportedly went on to carjack a girl and her two grandchildren outdoors of a enterprise within the 3500 block of Berwick Road, earlier than driving away with an adolescent nonetheless within the again seat of the car. The teenager jumped out of the car because it was shifting and suffered a damaged pelvis from touchdown on the road.

Frye’s felony historical past goes again to the early Nineteen Nineties and features a conviction for robbing the identical financial institution he was convicted of robbing again in 2022.

Decide Frank Brindisi sentenced Frye to 35 years for the kidnapping, 20 years for the carjacking and 5 years for every of the 2 easy theft counts. The fees have been ran consecutively to whole 65 years.

Extra particulars concerning the investigation into this crime may be present in our earlier story, right here.

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