21-year-old accused of killing 70-year-old man in Reserve

RESERVE, La. (WVUE) - A woman accused of killing a 70-year-old man in Reserve has turned herself in to authorities and is now behind bars, according to St. John Sheriff Mike Tregre.

Officials say Ashley Johnson-Washington, 21, shot and killed Andrew Turcuit Sr., 70, in the 100 block of East 21st Street in Reserve on Sat., Oct. 1. Sheriff Tregre’s office did not disclose any details about the shooting.

Johnson-Washington turned herself in to the Baker Police Department the following evening after deputies say she fled eastbound on I-10 from LaPlace to the Baton Rouge area.

Johnson-Washington was booked on a count of second-degree murder.

See a spelling or grammar error in our story? Click Here to report it. Please include the headline.