Documents: Witness statement, photo ID led to arrest of man accused in playground shooting
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Court papers show that a witness's statement and photo identification led to an arrest in a playground shootout that wounded 17 people.
Joseph "Moe" Allen faces 17 counts of attempted murder in the Nov. 22 gunfight after a neighborhood parade. He's being held on $1.7 million bond on those charges, and without bond on a Texas fugitive warrant accusing him of violating parole.
Louisiana corrections spokeswoman Pam Laborde says Allen was paroled in January, partway through a sentence for possessing heroin and stolen goods. She says Texas officials agreed to his request to supervise him until the sentence ends in January 2019.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesman Jason Clark says the Texas warrant is based on the New Orleans allegations, since Allen's parole required him to stay in Texas.