The Morehouse Parish Grand Jury met in special session on May 28, 2025, to continue its review of a traffic stop in Bastrop during which Marquez Crowder, 21, was shot and killed by Morehouse Parish Sheriff's Office Investigator Cody Kinnaird on November 23, 2024. Crowder was a backseat passenger in a vehicle operating without a license plate. Earlier this year, the Grand Jury indicted Harvey McHenry, 20, of Bastrop, who was in the backseat with Crowder, with possession of a firearm and possession with intent to distribute controlled dangerous substances after deputies discovered two assault rifles loaded with 90 rounds of ammunition and drugs in the back seat from which Crowder and McHenry fled when Investigator Kinnaird approached the vehicle.
McHenry, armed with a handgun, fled the scene from the rear passenger door as Kinnaird approached the driver side to address the traffic violation. He was later arrested and is currently incarcerated in the Morehouse Parish Jail. At the time of the incident, McHenry was free on bail and awaiting trial for charges including attempted second murder and carjacking stemming from a December, 2022, incident in Bastrop which left two persons seriously wounded.
Crowder sprang from the rear driver's side door armed with a handgun. Footage from Kinnaird's body camera revealed that Crowder pointed the fully loaded handgun at Kinnaird multiple times before Kinnaird discharged his firearm and killed Crowder. At the time of the incident, Crowder was free on bail and awaiting trial with McHenry, for charges including attempted second degree murder, conspiracy, carjacking and illegal use of a dangerous weapon.
On Wednesday, the Grand Jury received the report and heard the findings of the Northeast Louisiana Sheriff's Investigative Unit, an independent investigative unit which investigates officer-involved shootings. The Grand Jury concluded that Investigator Kinnaird's actions were justified and returned a No True Bill.