Overview
- Gabriella Sharp, 18, was found unresponsive early Saturday at a RaceTrac on West Congress Street in Lafayette and was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Detectives obtained warrants and on Nov. 4 booked Kaden Richard, 18, with sexual battery and Jaiquan Pierre, 19, with video voyeurism.
- Both men voluntarily surrendered at the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center, posted $15,000 bonds, and were released on Tuesday.
- Police reported preliminary autopsy findings indicating a medical issue and said they are not investigating the death as a homicide.
- A police spokesperson said Sharp spent time downtown with friends before going to a residence linked to the suspects, where she experienced a medical issue, and a circulating video led to the charges.