3 Teen Girls Get 20 Years Jail in Carjacking, Dragging Death of 73-Year-Old Woman
Published on November 20, 2023
NEW ORLEANS—Three teenage girls involved in the dragging death of a woman whose arm was severed during a carjacking in New Orleans last year pleaded guilty Monday to reduced charges and were sentenced to 20 years in prison. New Orleans news outlets report that the three were convicted of attempted manslaughter in the death of Linda Frickey, 73. A fourth suspect, a male who is now 18, still faces a second-degree murder charge, which carries a life sentence. All four had been slated for trial Monday. Jury selection for the lone remaining suspect, who prosecutors said was behind the wheel when Mrs. Frickey died, got underway after the three girls’ guilty pleas were entered....