A man sought for almost a year by several north Louisiana law enforcement agencies is now facing 56 juvenile pornography charges in addition to pending murder and attempted murder charges.
After extradition proceedings in Oklahoma, Ja’Kiron T. McGuire, 18, of Ruston, was picked up at the Cleveland County jail by Lincoln Parish deputies on May 2 and returned to Louisiana. He was booked into the Lincoln Parish Detention Center where he remains.
McGuire is a suspect in one murder and five attempted murders in Lincoln and Union Parishes. After he was returned to Lincoln Parish he was booked on charges of pornography involving juveniles and bench warrants for failure to appear in Third District Court in March on charges of simple burglary and illegal carrying of a weapon. Bail on those charges is set at $320,000.
Grambling State University Police charged McGuire with the burglary and weapon charges in October 2024.
Authorities anticipate charging McGuire with one count of murder and three counts of attempted murder in Lincoln Parish and two counts of attempted murder in Union Parish.
The Union Parish charges from a 2024 Farmerville incident were reported in a Lincoln Parish Journal article last week.
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