A 24-year-old man identified in several violent incidents across the French Quarter and Marigny areas was arrested Tuesday following an investigation by New Orleans Police, according to officials on Wednesday.
New Orleans Police officials said they arrested Jamal Peters, who was wanted in connection to a string of incidents that included two stabbings, a burglary and an armed robbery.
Peters was apprehended by members of NOPD’s Violent Offender Warrant Squad and the U.S. Marshals after he was identified through an investigation, according to officials.
After Peters was arrested, police said he was booked into the Orleans Parish Justice Center on suspicion of multiple charges, including two counts of aggravated battery by cutting, two counts of simple criminal damage to property and two counts of criminal damage to property.
In addition, Peters is accused of one count each of domestic violence abuse battery by strangulation, second-degree battery and aggravated battery, police said.
The incidents allegedly took place between September 23 and 26, and began with two stabbing incidents in the French Quarter that occurred within minutes of each other.
The first incident occurred in the 600 block of Bourbon Street, where a 52-year-old man was stabbed multiple times, followed by the second incident just over 10 minutes later in which a 44-year-old woman was also stabbed near the intersection of Toulouse and Bourbon, according to police, adding that Peters fled scene on foot.
New Orleans Police said detectives positively identified Peters in two additional incidents, including an aggravated burglary in the 1300 block of Elysian Fields Avenue on Sept. 25 and an armed robbery on Sept. 26 in the 1100 block of Chartres Street.
The investigation into Peters’ possible involvement in other incidents is ongoing, according to the NOPD.
Anyone with additional information on any of these incidents is urged to contact NOPD Eighth District detectives at 504-658-6080 or NOPD Fifth District detectives at 504-658-6050.