By Associated Press - Monday, March 17, 2014

NEW ROADS, La. (AP) - Pointe Coupee Parish sheriff’s deputies have booked a Ventress couple with second-degree for allegedly starving their 3-month-old son.

Deputies arrested Jason Lutz and Ashley Cogar Monday in the death of their son, Joseph Lutz. They are being held in the parish jail on bonds of $500,000 each.

It was unclear whether Lutz and Cogar have an attorney.



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