Tedrick Owens

A burst of gunfire shattered the quiet of a Baton Rouge neighborhood on the afternoon of February 8, 2024. When the violence subsided, Tedrick Owens, a 23-year-old Black man, lay dead from gunshot wounds in the 1700 block of 75th Street. The shooting, which occurred just before 3:30 p.m., also left another man critically wounded. Emergency responders pronounced Owens dead at the scene, leaving investigators with the immediate task of finding who was responsible for the deadly attack.

For months, the case progressed without a named suspect. Then, on August 20, 2024, homicide detectives with the Baton Rouge Police Department announced a significant development. They arrested 23-year-old Tremayne "Meezy" Lindsey, identifying him as the person responsible for the fatal shooting. Lindsey was taken into custody and booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on initial charges of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder.

Further investigation revealed a troubling history for the accused. At the time of Owens' death, Lindsey was reportedly on probation for a separate attempted murder case. He was under house arrest and required to wear a GPS ankle monitor as a condition of his bond. In the weeks following the February shooting, Lindsey's bond was revoked after he was arrested again in connection with an armed robbery case involving gang members. He was already in jail for that incident when detectives charged him with the murder of Tedrick Owens.

In December 2024, a grand jury formally indicted Lindsey, changing the charges to second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder. The case was scheduled to go to trial the following July. However, before the trial could begin, Lindsey reached a plea agreement with prosecutors.

Tremayne Lindsey pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of manslaughter for the shooting death of Tedrick Owens. As part of the agreement, the accompanying charge of attempted second-degree murder was dismissed. A judge sentenced Lindsey to 35 years in prison. His sentence is to be served concurrently with a term he received for the armed robbery case. With the conviction and sentencing, the case is now closed.