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Man accused of rape, kidnapping booked in East Baton Rouge jail

Christopher "Elmo" Istre, a 39-year-old Jennings man, was arrested and booked into the Jeff Davis Parish Jail after an assault on Saturday afternoon in a home on Merry Street near La. 26.
The Jennings Police Department responded to a report of rape and found Istre walking south on LA 26 near the Oil and Gas Park off I-10.
The 79-year-old victim was allegedly dragged by her hair into a bathroom and sexually assaulted, according to police reports.
Chief Danny Semmes indicated that the victim and suspect knew each other, though the nature of their relationship was not disclosed, and Istre was charged with first-degree rape and sexual battery of the infirmed with his bond set at $450,000.
Separately, the New Orleans Police Department is investigating sex crimes linked to 26-year-old Max Alexander Dobbs, who faces charges of second-degree rape and kidnapping and is currently jailed in East Baton Rouge Parish, with authorities asking anyone with information to call the Special Victims Unit at 504-658-5523 or Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111.

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