Gervea Ferguson's Legal Battle: A Closer Look
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USAWed Jan 28 2026
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Gervea Ferguson, a man linked to the Vultures street gang, is in the middle of a legal storm. He's facing serious charges, including murder and drug conspiracy. The latest twist? A judge's decision that has everyone talking.
Judge Louise Hines Myers was supposed to oversee Ferguson's cases. But things got complicated. First, she stepped back from his murder case. Then, she changed her mind. This back-and-forth raised eyebrows. Another judge, Colette Greggs, stepped in. She decided that if a judge steps back from one case, they should step back from all cases involving the same person.
Why all the fuss? Well, Ferguson is a key figure in two big cases. One involves a deadly shooting at the Mall of Louisiana. The other is about a major marijuana operation. The judge's involvement in the first case made some people question her impartiality in the second.
Ferguson's defense team isn't happy. They see a pattern of the judge changing her mind. But prosecutors argue that the drug case is different. They say the judge never stepped back from it in the first place.
Meanwhile, Ferguson's life is on the line. He's accused of being the leader of the Vultures, a gang at war with a rival crew. The stakes are high, and the legal battle is far from over.
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