2 Suspected Criminals Wanted for Murder in New Orleans

The New Orleans Police Department – Public Information Office

Rico Newman Wanted for Two Separate Incidents, Second Degree Murder and Attempted Murder / Aggravated Assault

Homicide Detectives obtained a Second Degree Murder Arrest Warrant for 18-year-old Rico Newman for the shooting death of Keith Berry who was found shot multiple times in the doorway of a home in the 1800 block of Saint Thomas Street.  The incident occurred January 2, 2011 at approximately 12:00 A.M.   

The victim was near the doorway of the home when Newman and other unknown suspects opened fire fatally wounding Berry.  Detectives believe the victim’s murder was mistaken identity and are in the process of identifying the other suspects involved in the incident.

Newman is also wanted for an Attempted Murder and Aggravated Assault that occurred November 23, 2010 in the 1800 block of Arts Street..  Newman has prior arrest for Aggravated Burglary, Armed Robbery, Aggravated Assault, Illegal Carrying of a Firearm, Concealed Weapons, Aggravated Criminal Damage to Property, Resisting an Officer, Unauthorized use of a Moveable, Possession of Stolen Property and Criminal Trespassing.        

         

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Any person who, after the commission of a felony, shall harbor, conceal, or aid the offender, knowing or having reasonable ground to believe that he has committed the felony, and with the intent that he may avoid or escape from arrest, trial, conviction, or punishment shall be charged with R.S. 14:25; Relative to Accessories After the Fact.

An accessory after the fact may be tried and punished, notwithstanding the fact that the principal felon may not have been arrested, tried, convicted, or amenable to justice.  

Whoever becomes an accessory after the fact shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, or both; provided that in no case shall his punishment be greater than one-half of the maximum provided by law for a principal offender.  

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