Indicted by grand jury on three charges
Destrehan resident Bruce Bourgeois Jr., who is accused of stabbing his live-in girlfriend to death before severely injuring her mother, has been indicted by a grand jury on three charges in connection with the case.
A majority of the grand jury found sufficient evidence for Bourgeois to be charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and armed robbery.
Bourgeois pled not guilty to each count by reason of insanity.
Bourgeois is suspected of stabbing his girlfriend, Mia Waite, to death in a home the two shared in the 300 block of Madewood Drive in Destrehan. Bourgeois also appears to have lured Mia’s mother, Carmelina Waite, to the home by calling her and asking for a ride.
When Carmelina arrived, she was attacked and her throat was slashed, according to a family member.
Bourgeois allegedly fled in Carmelina’s vehicle.
Mia was discovered dead in her bathroom by St. Charles Parish sheriff’s deputies at 9:07 a.m. Carmelina is currently in ICU.
Bourgeois was arrested a day after the murder in Independence.
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