BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) -
The man
accused in the LSU bomb threat appeared in court Monday, where he waived his
formal court appearance and accepted the charge against him.
The move by
William Bouvay, 42, of Baton Rouge is not an uncommon occurrence according to
legal experts.
Bouvay,
suspected of calling in a bomb threat that caused the LSU campus to be
evacuated on Sept. 17, waived his legal right to a preliminary evidence exam by
Judge Lou Daniel. Bouvay also fired his court-appointed attorney and hired
Maurice Hall as counsel for the trial.
"I
just got hired by Mr. Bouvay and some of the information in his file, I haven't
been able to take a look at it, but just hoping for a good outcome on both
sides," said Hall.
District
Attorney Hillar Moore said he will not discuss a plea at this point, other than
as charged. He said his office is ready to move forward with this case.
"We're
prepared to go," Moore said. "I know the assistant DA has already
prepared this case. He's ready to go, proceed to trial. Any evidence, any
documents, we'll give it to them. We just want to get this matter heard and
tried and let a judge or jury decide."
Federal
charges against Bouvay were recently dropped, so the state of Louisiana case
could move forward. The state case carries more time in prison.
"So,
he's looking at 30 years and maybe a little more. It's a real serious
crime," Moore added.
The trial
is scheduled to begin April 22.
Bouvay is
charged by the state of Louisiana with communications of false information of a
planned bombing on school property.
A conviction
could carry up to 40 years in jail.
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William Bouvay (Source: East Baton Rouge Parish Office)
