The East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney’s Office will not file charges against University student Camden Marcotte, according to a letter dated May 3 from Steve Danielson, prosecuting attorney for the case.
The letter was forwarded to The Daily Reveille on Monday from Steven Moore, Marcotte’s lawyer.
The case is in regard to an attack on a female University student along Highland Road at 3:30 a.m. on Feb. 26.
Marcotte, a 20-year-old kinesiology sophomore, was arrested by LSUPD March 1 for simple robbery in the case.
Danielson’s letter, addressed “To Whom It May Concern,” was brief, stating charges will not be filed against Marcotte and listing contact information for any “questions or problems.”
“Please be advised that the East Baton Rouge Parish Attorney’s Office has made the decision not to file charges in the above referenced case against Mr. Camden Marcotte,” Danielson’s letter said.
According to the District Attorney’s Office, an alternate name has been added as a suspect in the case file, but a court date has not been set.
Following the February incident, the victim advised police that the suspect threw her to the ground, removed her shoes and ripped a necklace off her neck, according to the affidavit of probable cause.
The victim fought off the suspect before he fled on foot, escaping between the Faculty Club and the Paul M. Hebert Law Center building.
The Daily Reveille reported in March that Marcotte became a suspect following a tip from another student and security camera footage of Marcotte entering an on-campus residence hall after the attack.
Sgt. Blake Tabor, LSUPD spokesman, told The Daily Reveille in March that LSUPD arrested Marcotte after he was identified by the victim.
As of publication deadline, LSUPD could not be reached for further information regarding the investigation.
Danielson could not be reached for comment Monday concerning the dropped charges against Marcotte or information about the case.
 
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