An arrest has been made in the death of civil rights activist Sadie Roberts-Joseph. Baton Rouge police announced the arrest of 38-year-old Ronn Jermaine Bell Tuesday (Jul. 16) in a news conference.
According to results of a preliminary autopsy released on Monday (Jul. 15) by the East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner’s Office, Sadie Roberts-Joseph died from traumatic asphyxia, including suffocation. Her death has been ruled a homicide.