POI Sought In Murder Probe Of BR Therapist Found Dead At Roadside

Deputies are trying to find a person of interest in a homicide case involving the death of a Baton Rouge therapist.

The body of 69-year-old William Nicholas Abraham was found wrapped in a tarp alongside Highway 51 in Tangipahoa Parish on Sunday morning.

Investigators say the person of interest was caught by store surveillance cameras and was seen driving Abraham's car.

Deputies spotted the car in Baton Rouge on Monday afternoon. The driver sped away from a traffic stop, crashed the car, and escaped on foot.