LA - Quawan Charles, 15, found deceased in field, left home with unk. woman, Loreauville 2 Nov 2020

[JMapes]

I'm not sure if sugar cane fields are usually wet/swampy enough for him to have fallen and drowned where he was found, but have been looking into secondary drowning, which is considered a post-immersion respiratory syndrome.

As I understand it, water can get into the lungs, the person may appear to have recovered immediately following the incident, then their condition rapidly declines in the period of 1-48 hours as water fills the lungs.

Where did the water in his lungs come from? Was he attacked? Held underwater in an attempted drowning? Did this drowning event happen that day? Was he able to get up and keep moving until he finally succumbed to the pulmonary edema a time later?

These autopsy results definitely don't answer any of these questions. I'm anxiously awaiting the toxicology reports. I'm upset for this family and hope they get answers. MOO.

 

[wyome]

I wonder if those toxicology results will show something that shouldn't be found in a 15-year-old kid. I keep thinking of Jonathan Minard's case.

I had to look this case up. Tragic.

 

[wyome]

Anyone know or care to speculate as to where this video may have been captured of Quawan walking alone near where he was found?

 

[Lusitana]

I had to look this case up. Tragic.

Right? So sad. I keep getting the vibe that something along those lines might have happened to Quawan.

 

[CajunA]

Anyone know or care to speculate as to where this video may have been captured of Quawan walking alone near where he was found?

They say it was off of Ed Broussard road , but a former narcotic agent friend of mine told me his body was in the cane field behind the old elementary school (which isn't that far from Ed Broussard road, you can walk through cane field or near the old railroad tracks to get there).
So I'm still not sure exactly. But i did see one news channel cover the case, and he was standing near a local boat business that's right off of Ed Broussard road. So the video footage could have come from their security cams. Still not sure though. No body on my Facebook is talking about this case which I find strange. I'm friends with hundreds of Loreauville people from both white and black races on my page.

 

[Teche]

Family's independent autopsy of Quawan "Bobby" Charles echoes official account of death

“Findings from an independent autopsy of Quawan "Bobby" Charles, the 15-year-old found dead two weeks ago in Iberia Parish, echo those from an official autopsy.

Preliminary reports from both autopsies suggest Bobby drowned.”

“The manner of death for both reports is pending toxicology results and a police investigation.”

Thank you for linking.

 

[Teche]

Anyone know or care to speculate as to where this video may have been captured of Quawan walking alone near where he was found?

It could be tenant farmers' homes located on the farmland. Depending on the size of the farm, expensive farm equipment can be stored in sheds along the property line.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

The video shows Charles sitting in his front yard at 1:37 p.m. on October 30. After a silver car passes, Charles chases after it.

Several minutes later, the car pulls into Charles’ home.

Charles, a teenager, and the teen’s mother get out the car and head to the back yard to play with Charles’ dog.

At 1:45 p.m. Charles and the other two individuals walk back to the car, jump in, and drive away.

“My understanding is that he left with a friend and a parent. That doesn’t meet the criteria of an abduction,” Thomas Gossen with Louisiana State Police said.
EXCLUSIVE: New video shows teen getting into car of family last seen with; thus giving State Police reason to believe he was never abducted | WWLP

 

[MsBetsy]

The video shows Charles sitting in his front yard at 1:37 p.m. on October 30. After a silver car passes, Charles chases after it.

Several minutes later, the car pulls into Charles’ home.

Charles, a teenager, and the teen’s mother get out the car and head to the back yard to play with Charles’ dog.

At 1:45 p.m. Charles and the other two individuals walk back to the car, jump in, and drive away.

“My understanding is that he left with a friend and a parent. That doesn’t meet the criteria of an abduction,” Thomas Gossen with Louisiana State Police said.
EXCLUSIVE: New video shows teen getting into car of family last seen with; thus giving State Police reason to believe he was never abducted | WWLP

Thanks for posting that. I thought it was a little unfair for the attorney and activist guy to criticize the police. They arrived at the house at 8:45, told them there were two activities in the area that night, the football game and an event called Boo on the Bayou. After he wasn't found at either location, the parents called police and they entered his name in the system that night.

This seems to be a normal response, since most kids who go missing are found safe within a few hours or a day. According to Reuters, 99% of children who go missing are found alive, but I don't think that includes stranger abductions. I think if there was evidence of an abduction the response would have been different. The one thing they could have done was get his name out to the local media and to the community and ask for tips.

This is such a tragedy because nobody expects their kids to go off with friends and end up dead. I can't imagine what happened to him. Even if drugs were involved, the circumstances are very strange.

 

[Angleterre]

IMHO, I think the family's reaction is based on emotion. I believe that they have jumped the gun a bit in claiming racial issues just because the family that picked him up is white. IMHO, this was not a 15 year old that was "taken" from his room. IMHO, he broke the rules and left the house with his "friend" (and mother driving). I haven't asked my son's friend's parents if they have permission to come over (at that age). I would likely assume that in the middle of the day, a 15 year old that my son has known for a few years would have permission to hang out. I think throwing around the language "taken" is a bit presumptuous. If this was a younger child, I could see the alarm. But, at an age when he will soon be driving, a lot of kids have more flexibility and freedoms. If they are not close friends, the parents wouldn't likely know that he is in trouble and basically grounded - or was he. Didn't the articles say he was just getting some freedoms back?

IMHO, I am concerned that he was doing drugs and ended up in the water. He had to be moved away from "bad" influences. He is with a friend from his past...

Am I certain no foul play occurred? Absolutely not. But, it sounds like LE have been investigating. I hate, hate, hate that teens are often assumed a runaway when they leave home on their own. I don't think enough is done in the first days of a teen missing. They likely treated him as a runaway for the first few days and that make me angry. But, that is an across the board response, not limited to race. This happens way too often in my opinion. In my opinion, helping the parents ping the child's phone should be easy and standard protocol when a teen comes up missing.

I personally, in my unprofessional opinion, think that his face could very well be from being out in the elements, especially with water involved (adding aquatic animals!). BTW, ewwww! I had to look up what a nutria is! I am so glad we do NOT have those around here. I just don't think it is fair to immediately claim racial issues in this case. They have video surveillance showing him walking alone. I am afraid the easy answer is this young man got mixed up with the wrong crowd. I don't think an autopsy has a reason to be biased; plus the full results are not yet available. I am afraid that we will likely hear he was under the influence of some type of drug that was a factor in his death.

Either way, this beautiful young 15 year old boy is dead, his parents are grieving, and they want someone to suffer for their pain. I am so sorry for them. I am so sorry Quawan is gone too soon. IF someone is responsible, I hope that justice will be served quickly!

You have worded this so wonderfully succinctly- thank you

 

[formerjerseygirl]

Mom who was last person to see Quawan Charles alive has a history of arrests | Daily Mail Online Lots of info

 

[Kittybunny]

Thanks for posting that. I thought it was a little unfair for the attorney and activist guy to criticize the police. They arrived at the house at 8:45, told them there were two activities in the area that night, the football game and an event called Boo on the Bayou. After he wasn't found at either location, the parents called police and they entered his name in the system that night.

This seems to be a normal response, since most kids who go missing are found safe within a few hours or a day. According to Reuters, 99% of children who go missing are found alive, but I don't think that includes stranger abductions. I think if there was evidence of an abduction the response would have been different. The one thing they could have done was get his name out to the local media and to the community and ask for tips.

This is such a tragedy because nobody expects their kids to go off with friends and end up dead. I can't imagine what happened to him. Even if drugs were involved, the circumstances are very strange.

Exactly - hindsight is 20/20. This does not seem to have met the criteria for an Amber Alert with the information they had at that time.

That said, now that we know La Quawan ended up dead, I hope there is a very thorough investigation into the circumstances, which admittedly do sound fishy. If nothing else, local LE do not want to be accused of racial basis, but most importantly the family needs answers. It's possible nothing nefarious happened and this was essentially death by misadventure, but foul play should definitely be ruled out as conclusively as possible.

 

[cocomod]

You have worded this so wonderfully succinctly- thank you

Thank you!

 

[Teche]

Thanks for posting that. I thought it was a little unfair for the attorney and activist guy to criticize the police. They arrived at the house at 8:45, told them there were two activities in the area that night, the football game and an event called Boo on the Bayou. After he wasn't found at either location, the parents called the police and they entered his name in the system that night.

This seems to be a normal response, since most kids who go missing are found safe within a few hours or a day. According to Reuters, 99% of children who go missing are found alive, but I don't think that includes stranger abductions. I think if there was evidence of an abduction the response would have been different. The one thing they could have done was get his name out to the local media and to the community and ask for tips.

This is such a tragedy because nobody expects their kids to go off with friends and end up dead. I can't imagine what happened to him. Even if drugs were involved, the circumstances are very strange.

I'm local. The local activists/protesters are newly formed and have been going around to area communities to voice complaints involving the treatment of blacks by LE and the school system. The same attorneys have represented other local cases, too.

 

[Teche]

Mom who was last person to see Quawan Charles alive has a history of arrests | Daily Mail Online Lots of info

The Daily Mail is trashy. The reporter provides the name and picture of Quawan’s friend, a minor child, and the names of his minor siblings.

 

[Catmommy]

The Daily Mail is trashy. The reporter provides the name and picture of Quawan’s friend, a minor child, and the names of his minor siblings.

NOT COOL and potentially very dangerous

 

[wyome]

Mom who was last person to see Quawan Charles alive has a history of arrests | Daily Mail Online Lots of info

Her Dad's comments were pretty revealing: Hadn't talked with her in several months; family doesn't have contact either; whatever happen she brought on herself. He sounds fed up.

So did the landlord. I was surprised you could kick anyone out during the Covid pandemic. Maybe suspected drug activity trumps that, or he threatened to get the police involved. Either way, I'm happy for him he doesn't have to deal with a tenant like that.

 

[MsBetsy]

Her Dad's comments were pretty revealing: Hadn't talked with her in several months; family doesn't have contact either; whatever happen she brought on herself. He sounds fed up.

So did the landlord. I was surprised you could kick anyone out during the Covid pandemic. Maybe suspected drug activity trumps that, or he threatened to get the police involved. Either way, I'm happy for him he doesn't have to deal with a tenant like that.

Sounds like she might have been dealing. "Drug activity" might mean there were cars coming and going all the time. She may have been supplying the kids with drugs, but it's a mystery how Quawan ended up near the cane field in a drainage ditch.

If it was a robbery, I wonder if someone intended to steal drugs from him, knowing where he had just come from. That doesn't explain why they would leave a large sum of money behind, though.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

The disrespect and lack of transparency demonstrated by local officials in response to Bobby’s tragic and suspicious death is unacceptable,” said Alanah Odoms Hebert, ACLU of Louisiana executive director. “We join the family in demanding a full and transparent investigation into the circumstances surrounding Bobby’s death. This family is grieving and deserves answers – not disrespect and stonewalling. We send our deepest condolences to Bobby’s family during this terrible time, and will continue to stand in solidarity with them and all those demanding justice.

BREAKING: We're calling for an investigation into the death of Quawan Charles who was found dead in a sugarcane field in Iberia Parish, LA. The egregious disregard of Quawan’s life follows centuries of indifference toward the humanity of Black children. LDF Demands Independent Investigation Into the Death of Quawan “Bobby” Charles | NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund

— Legal Defense Fund (@NAACP_LDF) November 19, 2020

USA Today reported that family and activists have planned a rally at the governor’s mansion on November 28.
Quawan Bobby Charles Death: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | Heavy.com

 

[AzPistonsGirl]

bumping for Quawan and his family - he may not be suffering but they sure are.