LSP: 4 arrested, face child trafficking charges after missing Texas child found

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Louisiana State Police-Special Victims Unit in collaboration with the FBI, Texas Department of Public Safety, and Gonzales Police Department, arrested four individuals allegedly involved in child trafficking for sexual purposes.

LSP said following the report of a missing juvenile from Texas, believed to be in the Gonzales area, investigators found the child and arrested Kiara Davis, 20, of Gonzales, Jayden Hodge, 19, of Dallas, Antonio Jackson, 21, of Phoenix and La’Niyia Campbell, 18, of Dallas.

Each person has been charged with trafficking of children for sexual purposes and booked into the Ascension Parish Jail. State police said the juvenile is safe and in the custody of the Department of Children and Family Services.

The investigation is ongoing.

3 Baton Rouge police officers fired, 1 resigns after formal charges in misconduct case

Latest News

• LSU baseball infielder among top college prospects for 2025 MLB Draft

• Missouri executes Marcellus Williams despite calls from the victim’s family to spare his life

• Whisker Wednesday: Meet Potato, a cat up for adoption in Baton Rouge

• Where does LSU rank in the US News & World Report 2025 college rankings?

• Video shows couple attacked on Vegas Strip: ‘Like they wanted to kill me’

Copyright 2024 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to BRProud.com.