Baton Rouge arrests suspect, honors boy, searches inmate
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Baton Rouge, Local authorities arrested a man accused of setting a woman's car on fire, continued a search for a work-release inmate who walked off a job site, and ceremonially commissioned a 13-year-old cancer patient into the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office this week. Fire officials say the car fire occurred in January and caused about $1,000 in damage; police booked 61-year-old Cedric Matthews on a simple arson charge on Feb. 15. Deputies sought 41-year-old Dwayne Cedotal after he left a North Street job site. The Sheriff's Office participated in the boy's ceremony. Based on 6 articles reviewed and supporting research.
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- 1. 2018: Devarjaye Daniel diagnosed with brain and spinal cancer.
- 2. 2025: Daniel achieved multiple ceremonial swearing-ins and a Guinness-related recognition.
- 3. January: A car fire on Monroe Avenue caused about $1,000 in damage (reported Jan. 6 and Jan. 10).
- 4. Feb. 15: Cedric Matthews was booked on a simple arson charge; Dwayne Cedotal walked off a work-release job site.
- 5. Recent Monday: Devarjaye “DJ” Daniel received his EBRSO commission and uniform.
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