Man Accused in Parents’ Slay Faces More Charges in 3 Deaths

Man Accused in Parents’ Slay Faces More Charges in 3 Deaths
Dakota Theriot, center, is escorted to the Ascension Parish Courthouse East in Gonzales, La., on Feb. 1, 2019. Matthew Hinton/AP Photo
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LIVINGSTON, La.—A grand jury in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, is set to consider formal charges against a man accused of killing his girlfriend, her family, and his parents before fleeing to Virginia.

The Advocate reports District Attorney Scott Perrilloux says he’s seeking three counts of first-degree murder against 21-year-old Dakota Theriot in the deaths of Summer Ernest, her brother, and her father. The jury met on the morning of Feb. 7.