[National File] Lafayette City Court Judge Michelle Odinet has been placed on unpaid leave after uttering a racial slur in a viral video. Odinet used the "n-word" after a black suspect attempted to rob her family.
The video shows Odinet and members of her family watching a security video of the moment two of them wrestled 59-year-old Robert Handy to the ground in their driveway after he allegedly tried to break into one of their cars early Saturday.
"When the suspect observed the victim arrive, the suspect attempted to flee on foot but was quickly caught by the victim. Victim held the suspect down until officers arrived," reads a police report on the attempted break-in.
Odinet released a statement saying she was on sedatives while the slur was uttered in a video recorded after the incident. She also said that she was shaken from the robbery attempt and issued an apology. |