We need to get the reward up much higher. I will work on this.
Posted on 11/08/2010 8:53:25 PM PST by BBell
New Orleans police are asking the public to help find a man who investigators believe is responsible for the Oct. 31 stabbing death in the French Quarter of Ryan Lekosky -- a 23-year-old Marine sergeant from Metairie.
The suspect has a dark complexion with a small to medium build, according to police. He may be in his mid-30s and stands about 5 feet, 8 inches tall.
When the stabbing occurred Sunday at 3:38 a.m. at Dauphine and Iberville streets, the suspect was wearing gold-framed, aviator-styled sunglasses with dark lenses. He may have had a diamond stud in each ear, police said. He was wearing blue jeans with a short-sleeved, button-down, peach, shirt with a collar. On his feet were light-colored alligator boots.
He was driving a black four-door SUV, officer Garry Flot said.
Flot provided the following account of the incident:
The suspect was driving on Dauphine Street. He was yelling. He was harassing pedestrians. At Dauphine and Iberville, he got out of his car seat and started a verbal fight with the Marine. The situation escalated.
"The victim and perpetrator became physical," according to a news release from Flot.
"During the physical encounter, the subject stabbed the victim with an unknown sharp object," according to Flot. "During the confrontation the perpetrator was scratched and hit about the face and upper torso."
The suspect may have scratches or bruises along his face, neck and torso, police said.
The suspect fled along Dauphine. He damaged the passenger-side window of his SUV when the SUV hit another vehicle. He continued on Canal Street.
Anyone with information about the incident or the suspect is asked to call Detective Andrew Packer at 504.658.5300. Or he or she may call Crimestoppers at 504.822.1111 or toll-free at 1.877.903.7867. Callers do not have to give their names or testify and >
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We need to get the reward up much higher. I will work on this.
Here we go. Angola awaits
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He’ll be easy to find. Someone that looks like him really stands out around those parts
I’ve been working on this for a week. Do you have any connections in New Orleans?
Ryan is going to be buried tomorrow in Corpus Christi. I’ve contacted the Patriot Guard, and they escorted his body to the funeral home today. What a wonderful group they are. They will also be there tomorrow.
If anyone has a south Texas ping list, please inform those who live in that area in case they might choose to attend the service.
Yes. They will get this guy. Pity the charge will only be a second degree homicide. But that is mandatory life without benefits, and they will get him.
he looks black to me....
I wonder if the hospital was able to test for DNA under his fingernails. Surely there’s a file on the MURDERER. The DNA would have been a great help in identifying who did this.
“Ooooh Archie”......LOL
The clothes, the behavior, the vehicle and the weapon are way, way out of the norm. This is a guy who is eccentric and out of control even by criminal standards, and one or more of his friends will tip the police just to get him out of their own lives.
The perpetrator is also acting out as well as an extrovert. He will boast about this crime.
They will get this guy. Just a matter of time.
Looking for that guy around the French Quarter is like trying to trying to find a guy named Chin in Shanghai
Surely there’s a file on the MURDERER. The DNA would have been a great help in identifying who did this.
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DNA evidence might help for conviction, but probably not for solving the crime.
I have no connections. We will just have to try and raise the reward. I will work on this.
Someone will roll.
Why not? If the DNA was taken and tested, and it matched DNA of some lowlife who’s been brought in many times before...? Seriously, don’t they keep stuff like that on file?
When the stabbing occurred Sunday at 3:38 a.m. at Dauphine and Iberville streets, the suspect was wearing gold-framed, aviator-styled sunglasses with dark lenses. He may have had a diamond stud in each ear, police said. He was wearing blue jeans with a short-sleeved, button-down, peach, shirt with a collar. On his feet were light-colored alligator boots.
What a BS description. A dark complexion? Gee, ya think?
Sgt. Ryan Edward Lekosky
LEKOSKY
Sgt. Ryan Edward Lekosky passed away on Sunday, October 31, 2010 at the age of 23 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was born April 23, 1987 in Corpus Christi, Texas.
He was a 2005 graduate of Tuloso-Midway High School, graduated from Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California on May 23, 2005. After graduating Recruit Training, Sergeant Lekosky attended the School of Infantry in Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. He then reported to Marine Aviation Training Support Squadron One aboard Naval Air Station Meridian, Mississippi.
After completion of the Aviation Supply Course, Sergeant Lekosky then reported to Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 29 aboard Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina. While attached to MALS-29, he deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from January 1, 2007 through January 31, 2008. He was attached to Military Transition Team Seven, 3rd Brigade in Habbinyah, Iraq. On April 4, 2009, Sergeant Lekosky was then assigned to his current command, Marine Transport Squadron Belle Chase, Louisiana.
Sergeant Lekosky’s personal decorations include the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Navy Unit Commendation, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon.
He is survived by his beloved wife, Kristen Braud Lekosky; parents, Bill, and Lucy Galvan Lekosky; brothers, Sonny (Stephanie) Limon, Billy (Heather) Lekosky, Danika (Clay) Lekosky; uncle of Lucas Limon, Braylon Lekosky and Colton Anderwald; grandparents, Juan and Adela Galvan and the late Annie and Henry Lekosky; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Joe and Mary Braud.
He was a loving son, brother, husband, friend and loved by many.
Visitation will be on Monday, November 8, 2010 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at the Sawyer-George Funeral Home.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at 1:00 P.M. at the Corpus Christi Cathedral.
Entombment will follow at Seaside Memorial Park Mausoleum.
In lieu of flowers please send donations to the:
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
Attn: Donor Services
P.O. Box 650309
Dallas, TX 75265-0309
or a fund in his honor at First National Bank in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Please sign his guest book for condolences:
http://www.legacy.com/guestbook/nola/guestbook.aspx?n=ryan-lekosky&pid=146419890&page=5
Seriously, don’t they keep stuff like that on file?
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I think there were some initiatives to start such a data bank about eight years ago, but I honestly don’t know how far that went. DNA tests from certified labs can get quite expensive, and matching the results takes time and effort - and expense.
This guy is almost certainly from the area, and LOTS of records and evidence were lost in the flooding after Katrina, not only in Orleans but also in surrounding parishes. What you are thinking might be possible, but would be a long shot given the time frame and the area.
Most of these guys bust themselves, as they cannot resist bragging about their squalid deeds. Believe it or not, they think they are larger than life, heroic figures. They boast accordingly.
His mouth or his cowboy boots will most likely break the case.
I sure hope so. Breaks my heart.
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