Warrant issued to collect DNA of man believed to have ‘committed unnatural sex acts with two horses’ in New Orleans
It could be the end of the track for an alleged horse molester.
The New Orleans Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating a 23-year-old man in a case of sexual abuse of two horses last month.
“On Tuesday, December 12, 2020, at or about 2:15 a.m., an unknown male wearing a striped shirt with a distinctive tattoo on his right arm entered a cluster of stables in the 1000 block of Filmore Avenue and committed unnatural sex acts with two horses,” the NOPD said in a statement.
Man who ‘committed unnatural sex acts with two horses’ is wanted by New Orleans police
One of the horses belongs to Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman’s office. It’s unclear who owns the other one, according to NOLA.com.
While a suspect is yet to be named, investigators have announced that they have issued a “buccal swab search warrant” for a young man named Koshaun Dion Baker.
DNA found at the City Park Stables matched a sample of Baker’s DNA that was in an FBI database.
The announcement was posted on the Lakeview Citizen Watch group’s Facebook page on Thursday. NOLA.com reported that the bulletin’s authenticity was later confirmed by Officer Juan Barnes, a NOPD spokesperson.
According to the announcement, on Wednesday, NOPD District Detective Roger Caillouet “received a CODIS hit” for Baker and secured an warrant to collect his DNA.
CODIS, or Combined DNA Index System, is a term used to describe the FBI’s program of support for criminal justice DNA databases as well as the software used to run these databases.
Police have not provided details about the abuse.
Sexual abuse of an animal is a felony in New Orleans, and it carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison upon a conviction. A second conviction on that charge would raise the maximum sentence to 10 years, according to NOLA.com.
Anybody with information is asked to contact Detective Caillouet at (504) 658-6030, or place an anonymous call to Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans at (504) 822-1111 or toll-free at (877) 903-STOP.
