'Hellhounds coming for you': Loved ones of grandmother murdered in carjacking blast her 'demon' teen killer at his sentencing



Loved ones of a 73-year-old grandmother murdered in a 2022 New Orleans carjacking during which her arm was torn off blasted her "demon" teen killer at his sentencing Friday, in which he got life in prison.

'Hellhounds coming for you'

Kathy Richard — a sister-in-law of the victim, Linda Frickey — said she'd fight to keep 18-year-old John Honore behind bars if he ever appears before the Louisiana Board of Pardons and Parole, NOLA.com reported.

"When you take your last breath, may the only thing you hear be the hellhounds coming for you, to drag your a** back down to where you belong," Richard said to Honore — who was 17 at the time of the carjacking — at the hearing, according to NOLA. "Personally, I hope you don’t make it out of [prison] and that those hellhounds come after you quick."

Jinnylynn Frickey, Frickey's sister, said outside the courthouse that Honore "got what he deserved."

“He’s a little jerk, he’s a little punk, OK? And he deserves to go where he's going. He is a demon, and God saw that demon that day, and that’s how ... Linda’s arm got severed ... we put away the demons now. And the future demons, they better look out because the DA’s office is not playing anymore," Frickey added.

What's the background?

Frickey on March 21, 2022, was dragged for a block next to her stolen vehicle, her arm was torn off, and she died of blunt force injuries on the street, NOLA reported in a previous story, citing a coroner’s report.

It took a day for police to arrest the four teenagers involved in the carjacking, NOLA said, adding that some of their parents turned them in. District Attorney Jason Williams decided to charge all four as adults, and all four were charged with second-degree murder and faced life in prison with the possibility of parole after 25 years, the outlet said.

According to prosecutors, Honore — who was the only one to plead not guilty — punched and kicked Frickey, threw her from her SUV, then got behind the steering wheel while Frickey was caught in a seatbelt, NOLA said.

The other three teens — Briniyah Baker, 17, Lenyra Theophile, 16, and Mar'Qel Curtis, 16 — pleaded guilty to reduced charges of attempted manslaughter on the day their November murder trial was set to begin. They each were sentenced to 20 years in prison.

A jury deliberated four hours in a one-day trial Nov. 27 before convicting Honore of second-degree murder, NOLA said.

On Friday, Criminal District Court Judge Kimya Holmes handed down Honore's mandatory life sentence, the outlet reported. Because Honore was 17, a juvenile, at the time of Frickey's killing, NOLA said Honore will have a chance of parole after 25 years. The outlet noted that he wasn't eligible for the death penalty because the U.S. Supreme Court in 2005 outlawed execution of minors.

While NOLA said a number of individuals took the stand in Honore's defense, noting that his difficult upbringing contributed to his poor decisions, a WDSU-TV video report indicated that a jailhouse phone call was played in court during which Honore was heard "rapping" and making a comment directed to prosecutors saying "forget those people."

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Judge sentences 3 teen girls over carjacking death of 73-year-old woman whose arm was torn off as she was dragged down street



A New Orleans judge on Monday sentenced three teenage girls to 20 years in prison over the 2022 carjacking death of a 73-year-old woman whose arm was torn off as she was dragged down a street.

What are the details?

The girls — Briniyah Baker, 17, Lenyra Theophile, 16, and Mar'Qel Curtis, 16 — pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of attempted manslaughter on the day their second-degree murder trial was set to begin, NOLA.com reported.

Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Judge Kimya Holmes sentenced the girls to 20 years in prison in accordance with a plea agreement, the outlet said.

A fourth defendant — 18-year-old John Honore — pleaded not guilty to manslaughter, and jury selection for his trail proceeded Monday, NOLA noted.

The victim, Linda Frickey, on March 21, 2022, was dragged for a block next to her stolen vehicle, her arm was torn off, and she died of blunt force injuries on the street, the outlet said, citing a coroner’s report.

It took a day for police to arrest the four teenagers, NOLA said, adding that some of their parents turned them in. District Attorney Jason Williams decided to charge all four as adults. All four were charged with second-degree murder and faced life in prison with the possibility of parole after 25 years, the outlet said.

According to prosecutors, Honore — who was the only one to plead not guilty — punched and kicked Frickey, threw her from her SUV, then got behind the steering wheel while Frickey was caught in a seatbelt, NOLA said.

Prosecutors said Theophile and Baker were in the SUV as Honore drove away while Curtis fled the scene within seconds of the carjacking, the outlet said.

Their Nov. 20 trial date was set in June:

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In court on Monday, Curtis apologized to Frickey’s family and said the carjacking was “the worst decision of my life. I’m truly sorry," the outlet added.

Baker tearfully told Frickey’s family, “That’s not what we set out to do, and I hope that you all can forgive me," NOLA noted.

Jinny Frickey, the sister of Linda Frickey, said outside the courtroom Monday that “for them to plea[d] guilty and say they want to do the 20 years is a relief to us,” the outlet said.

Kathy Richard, Linda Frickey’s sister-in-law, gave a victim’s impact statement, telling the defendants, “You don’t take things that don't belong to you. You don’t hurt people. There are consequences for everything. You don't have to be 30 years old to know right from wrong," NOLA added.

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4 teens charged as adults for dragging elderly woman to death in gruesome carjacking plead not guilty



The four teens in Louisiana accused of dragging a 73-year-old woman to her death in a grisly carjacking have pleaded not guilty.

The teens, who are being charged as adults in the heinous crime, are each being held on a $1 million bond.

What are the details?

Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams said that the suspects — identified as 17-year-old John Honore, 15-year-old Lenyra Theophile, 15-year-old Marquel Curtis, and 15-year-old Briniyah Baker — all face charges of second-degree murder in the dragging death of 73-year-old Linda Frickey, who died during a carjacking in New Orleans.

Second-degree murder charges in Louisiana carry a penalty of life in prison with the possibility of parole after 25 years.

"Four or five years is just not enough," Williams said in a late April statement on the charges. “The juvenile sentencing limits would be inadequate to ensure that these young people are appropriately held accountable for taking a life.”

He continued, “This was one of the most violent carjackings we’ve ever seen; these young people dragged Mrs. Frickey, severing her arm as they all fled the scene in her car. Today’s grand jury decision to indict these young people for second-degree murder is fair and ensures they are appropriately held accountable.”

Frickey was leaving her job at an insurance agency when the teens stormed her vehicle as she was putting an item inside it. The teens then reportedly sped off with Frickey still tangled in the seatbelt and dragged her for more than a block. She was only freed from the vehicle when her arm detached from her body. The teens reportedly took off, leaving Frickey's body lying in the road. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

According to a report from the Titusville Herald, all four teens have pleaded not guilty in connection with Frickey's death.