Jamal Scott James

On Tuesday, a district judge charged Jamal Scott James with first degree murder in the Sept. 17, 2014 death of Margie Marie Taylor.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office says that the Opelousas man is was wanted for a brutal rape that happened Thursday evening at the Beau Chene Truck Stop.

Friday night a woman was found naked and badly beaten at the Beau Chene Truck Stop in Grand Coteau.