PONCHATOULA, La. — A Tangipahoa Parish grand jury indicted two Ponchatoula men after a man was beaten to death in a bar fight following an LSU game in November 2018.
According to the district attorney’s office, 24-year-old Ryan Anthony and 28-year-old Azia Crockett were indicted for manslaughter in the death of 46-year-old Robert Bowers.
According to the Ponchatoula Police Department, on Nov. 4, 2018 officers responded to an altercation at Ponchatoula Pub on West Pine Street. Officers saw Bowers lying on the floor unconscious after a fight with Anthony and Crockett.
Bowers was taken to an area hospital after he was not breathing and medical personnel tried to resuscitate him. He was placed on life support before he died as a result of blunt force trauma to his head following the fight.
Crockett and Anthony later turned themselves in to police.
Family members told WBRZ-TV in Baton Rouge that Bowers, a Louisiana resident, was a fan of the Alabama Crimson Tide and went to the bar to watch the LSU game earlier that night. At the time, his family members said they believe the attack was motivated by Bowers’ fandom.
Anthony is scheduled for an arraignment on May 9 and Crockett is scheduled for arraignment on May 16, according to the district attorney's office.