Baton Rouge – What started as a man, struck and killed on the old Mississippi River Bridge on Thursday night, now ends with the victim’s girlfriend behind bars accused of killing him.
The victim was identified as Gerard Nicholas Richard, 41 years old.
Baker’s 36-year-old Kosheli Conli is accused of preventing justice and accessory after the fact of second-degree murder. Her son, 17-year-old Dasley Conli, has been charged with second-degree murder and obstruction of justice, while his grandmother Katie Conli is accused of second-degree murder and obstruction of justice.
Initially, the State Police responded to the bridge on February 13, 2025, but quickly learned that it was not a struck pedestrian. Instead, it was a murder.
Evso says that someone has thrown a body, potentially throwing over the bridge, but has not done so. Instead, the body was left on the bridge where it was struck by vehicles.
East Baton Rouge MPs have now learned that Da’Sean is allegedly winning and hitting Richard after the two had a continued dispute. Then the two entered Chevy Tahoe, where a rifle was heard. About 30 minutes later, his body was found on the bridge.
“The victim’s wrist was tied with a rope and a ribbon. A bloody blanket and weighted dumbbells were restored to the scene, as if the victim was wrapped inside the blanket before being transferred from multiple vehicles. In addition, blood smears were located on the bridge rail, which suggests that someone had tried to throw the victim’s remains from the bridge, “the arrest documents said.
A witness reported that he saw a gray Chevy Tahoe parked at the top of the bridge. Later, MPs learned that gray Chevy Tahoe was found completely burned in the parish of Eastern Feliciana.
“Inside the vehicle, killing detectives observed the charred weight of the cloak, which was similar to what was near the victim’s body. Investigators with arson from the Louisiana Fire Department were in place and determined that the fire was intentionally encouraged, “said the arrest warrant.
Then the deputies managed to receive a search order for the House of Conli, where they allegedly found a “trace of visible blood from the parking lot to her apartment.”
Officials said that “someone has tried to clean
Large area of blood droplets with chemical solution, probably bleach. “
Inside the home, detectives “observed several areas of suspect blood on the floor, as well as on light switches and other surfaces inside.”
Detectives say they have found other proofs of blood inside that someone has tried to clean and not visible from the naked eye.
Katie Conli, Daisan’s grandmother and Kosheli’s mother is accused of helping to throw away the garbage bags with evidence of blood found near her bed. She is also accused of lying detectives during questioning, saying she was asleep that she was asleep , when everything happened.
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