Suspect in NOPD officer killing defecates into napkin, smears feces on face in court

After an apparent disturbance in the courtroom, jury selection ended for the day Wednesday in the trial of a man accused of killing a New Orleans police officer.Travis Boys is charged with first-degree murder in the deadly shooting of New Orleans Police Officer Daryle Holloway, who was killed in the summer of 2015.Jury selection began Wednesday in Boys' trial in Criminal Court in New Orleans. Courtroom proceedings took place through the morning until a break Wednesday afternoon.WDSU reporter Travers Mackel said Boys rubbed feces on his own face and mouth after returning from the restroom and defecating into a napkin. The incident happened in the courtroom in the middle of jury selection, Mackel reported.Boys' lawyers had no comment about the courtroom disturbance.Mackel reported that the courtroom disturbance ended jury selection for the day. The trial will resume Thursday with a competency hearing in the morning.Boys has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity in Holloway's murder, in addition to his original not-guilty plea on the first-degree murder charge. He is accused of somehow getting a gun into the police vehicle driven by Holloway and managing to shoot the 46-year-old officer while still in handcuffs.Holloway, a 22-year veteran of the force, died at the hospital. Investigators said it was Boys who shot Holloway -- then escaped and evaded police for more than 24 hours.The Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office announced it would not seek the death penalty in Boys' case, instead opting for life in prison.Stay with WDSU.com for updates on the trial.Keep up with local news, weather and current events with the WDSU app here. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news right in your inbox. Click here to sign up!

After an apparent disturbance in the courtroom, jury selection ended for the day Wednesday in the trial of a man accused of killing a New Orleans police officer.

Travis Boys is charged with first-degree murder in the deadly shooting of New Orleans Police Officer Daryle Holloway, who was killed in the summer of 2015.


Jury selection began Wednesday in Boys' trial in Criminal Court in New Orleans. Courtroom proceedings took place through the morning until a break Wednesday afternoon.

WDSU reporter Travers Mackel said Boys rubbed feces on his own face and mouth after returning from the restroom and defecating into a napkin. The incident happened in the courtroom in the middle of jury selection, Mackel reported.

Boys' lawyers had no comment about the courtroom disturbance.

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Breaking: Competence hearing set for 830am after defendant, Travis Boys rubbed feces on his face and put it in his mouth. More @wdsu — Travers Mackel (@TraversWDSU) October 18, 2017

Mackel reported that the courtroom disturbance ended jury selection for the day. The trial will resume Thursday with a competency hearing in the morning.

Boys has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity in Holloway's murder, in addition to his original not-guilty plea on the first-degree murder charge. He is accused of somehow getting a gun into the police vehicle driven by Holloway and managing to shoot the 46-year-old officer while still in handcuffs.

Holloway, a 22-year veteran of the force, died at the hospital. Investigators said it was Boys who shot Holloway -- then escaped and evaded police for more than 24 hours.

The Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office announced it would not seek the death penalty in Boys' case, instead opting for life in prison.



Stay with WDSU.com for updates on the trial.

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