Wendy's Employee Pulls Gun On Guests + Women-Led Video Game Biz

Happy Tuesday, people of Baton Rouge! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started off right. These are the most important things happening around Baton Rouge today.

First, today's weather:

A thundershower in spots. High: 82 Low: 66.

Here are the top stories today in Baton Rouge:

1. An employee at a Wendy's restaurant on the LSU campus was arrested after allegedly threatening a guest with a gun. Three individuals approached deputies outside claiming someone had threatened them with a gun, later identified as employee Keith Johnson, Jr. Johnson is facing charges for carrying a firearm in a firearm-free zone, aggravated assault, and simple possession of marijuana. (BRProud.com)
2. A video game idea was born at St. Joseph's Academy and led to a women-led business. Ghost Garden Games was created by Kathryn Nastasi, Asher Lejeune, and Leslyanne Warrington. The game is a single-player action-adventure game, and there is a potential release date of 2024. (225 Baton Rouge)
3. A Baton Rouge toddler's pregnant mother and stepfather are being held in jail on $375,000 bonds in the death of the 2-year-old whose remains were found in Mississippi. (The Advocate)
4. A shooting at an apartment complex in Baton Rouge sent one person to the hospital on Sunday evening. (WAFB)
5. Two people were wounded in a shooting south of Winbourne Avenue, Baton Rouge police say. (The Advocate)

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— Kayla Harrison

About me: Kayla Harrison is a Writing Arts professor, as well as a freelance writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners. She holds a Master's Degree in Writing Arts and is grateful to incorporate writing into everything she does. In her free time, you can find her listening to podcasts, writing poetry, and visiting local coffee shops.