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Attorney General Liz Murrill’s Louisiana Bureau ofInvestigation Arrests Baton Rouge Man for Defrauding EBR Program.

Attorney General Liz Murrill’s Louisiana Bureau ofInvestigation (LBI) agents arrested a Baton Rouge man on charges of fraudinvolving an East Baton Rouge City-Parish program.

The suspect, Roderick Shannon of 79^th Avenue in BatonRouge, was identified after agents received credible information alleging that Shannonmay have defrauded an East Baton Rouge (EBR) program known as Safe, Hopeful,Healthy BR, a sub-unit of Mayor’s Healthy City Initiative (MHCI).

On June 20^th, 2026, Shannon was arrested on thefollowing charges:

·        LRS14: 133 – Filing or Maintaining False Public Records (2 Counts)

·        LRS14:67 – Theft (Felony)

During this investigation, agents learned that, on or aboutJuly 18, 2022, Shannon had submitted an invoice and program reports purportingthat he had sponsored local events involving MADD Marvin. Shannon’s invoiceidentified those events as “MADD Marvin Gun Safety with the Constable” and“MADD Marvin’s Mechanic Workshop for the Kids.”

Records show that Shannon was paid approximately $3,041.66for those alleged services, which he purportedly sponsored in June 2022. LBIagents subsequently learned that Shannon did not sponsor those events involvingMADD Marvin.

Shannon was booked at the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.

His bond information has yet to be set.

The investigation remains ongoing.

*All persons are innocent until proven guilty.