Two Charged in Hawkins Couple’s Deaths

TULLOS, LOUSIANA — Two Louisana men are in custody in the deaths of two Texans from Wood County. The men are charged in the deaths of Chelsey Copling, 19, and Demond Garner, 26, both of Hawkins. They were reported missing April 24th after leaving a house in Tullos, about 100 miles southeast of Shreveport. Their bodies were found in a wooded area near the town last Thursday. The LaSalle Parish Sheriff’s Office tells local media that the two suspects were arrested last Friday. Both have been charged with second degree murder and criminal conspiracy to commit second-degree murder.