Grand jury indicts police officer accused of kidnapping and raping women


HAMMOND, LA (WAFB) -
Court officials said a police officer was indicted on kidnapping, rape and other charges Friday.
According to District Attorney Scott Perrilloux, a grand jury in Tangipahoa Parish indicted Grant Carruth, 25, of Husser, on the following:
Second-degree kidnapping (2 counts)
Aggravated rape
Sexual battery
Armed robbery
Carruth was an officer with the Amite Police Department at the time of his arrest. His current status with the department is unknown.
Deputies with the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office took Carruth into custody on September 30.
Sheriff Daniel Edwards said his office has been investigating two separate cases for about a month that involved women being kidnapped and sexually assaulted. The cases were reported on August 11 and September 20. Authorities said the suspect was more violent toward the second victim.
He added in both cases, the victims reported they were approached by a man who identified himself as a narcotics officer and would then tell them that they were being placed under arrest.