Murder suspect has lengthy history with law

Lafelix D. Miller, 29, who remains in the Washington Parish Jail without bail on murder charges in connection with the beating and strangulation death of 24-year-old Crystal Marie Igleharte, has a lengthy history with law enforcement.

Lafelix D. Miller
(from Facebook)

Miller was arrested on the murder charge on Friday, not Thursday as incorrectly reported by some media outlets. He could face the death penalty if convicted because of the circumstances under which Igleharte was killed.

Bogalusa Chief of Police Joe Culpepper said, “His (criminal) history goes back to at least 2001, He has drug charges and other resisting charges, but I don’t have dispositions on those.”

Miller was arrested about midnight last Tuesday after police were called to report a nude male creating a disturbance in the street. After their arrival, officers took Miller into custody, but not before he resisted arrest and assaulted an officer.

Then, some two hours later, Igleharte's body was discovered in Miller’s front yard.

"When the body was discovered in his front yard (about 2 a.m.), he immediately became a suspect," Culpepper said.

“Evidence recovered from his person, the crime scene, the autopsy and from witness statements led to his arrest earlier today (Friday),” Culpepper said at the time.

Miller’s Facebook © page reveals he was very active in the hours before his arrest, with 46 entries — 19 by email and 27 by Mobile Web. There was no rhyme or reason to the method of his postings, however, as an entry by Mobile Web might be followed by an email entry two minutes later.

Many of the entries, including the first nine, were either titles or lyrics from rap tunes. Other entries related to his newborn child, delivered on May 31 at LSU-Bogalusa Medical Center.

And other entries related to forgiveness, changes in his life and the need to “get moms of fb to show her the changes in life.”

Nine of Miller’s last 11 posts began with, “What's on your mind?

Prior to those nine, he posted, “Man please don't kill me Wtf did I do to yall nothing I made amend with everybody to day I'm going to sign up for me a check let me call miss Gert first she will be there for me the same way I did for her today”

Igleharte, whose last known address was 610 Park Ave. in Columbia, was buried Sunday.

Arrest made Friday in woman's murder

Crystal Marie Iglehart
(Courtesy Mississippi DOC)

Lafelix D. Miller, 29, first arrested two hours earlier on a variety of charges, is also being held in connection with the murder of 24-year-old Crystal Marie Iglehart of Columbia, Miss.

Miller was arrested on the murder charge early Friday morning.

"When the body was discovered in his front yard (about 2 a.m.), he immediately became a suspect," said Bogalusa Chief of Police Joe Culpepper.

Lafelix Miller

Culpepper said Miller had been arrested about two hours earlier on a complaint about a disturbance. That complaint led officers to charge him with indecency, as he was running naked down the street. He was also charged with resisting arrest and battery on a police officer.

Miller is said to have an extensive criminal record.

Culpepper said evidence frecovered from his person, the crime scene, the autopsy and from witness statements led to his arrest earlier Friday.

Iglehart's last known address was 610 Park Ave. in Columbia, according to the Mississippi Parole Board. She had been charged with conspiracy to commit a crime and flight-escape. She pled guilty on Jan. 16 in Columbia to charges of escape of a felon.

An area merchant said street talk was that the victim was a prostitute thought to be a “new arrival” in Bogalusa and that she had been severely beaten and strangled.

On Friday morning, Culpepper said police had no evidence that Iglehart was a prostitute.

(This is a reader news tip story.)