Baton Rouge lawyer accused of soliciting woman for prostitution, shooting man in chest

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A Baton Rouge lawyer who allegedly solicited a woman for sex is accused of shooting a man who tried to come to her defense, according to arrest reports.

Bradley Wood, 42, contacted a woman through an internet app used for the solicitation of prostitution, Baton Rouge police said in an affidavit of probable cause. Wood agreed to pay the woman, identified as 34-year-old Kayla David, for a sexual encounter.

On Wednesday, David went to meet Wood at a home on Camelia Avenue. She went to the door while a man who accompanied her parked a U-Haul truck on a nearby street.

While on the porch, Wood allegedly became aggressive with David and tried to pull her into the home. The man in the U-Haul truck ran to the porch to defend her, according to the arrest reports.

Wood and the man began to fight, and Wood allegedly shot the man twice in the chest. David took the man to Baton Rouge General Hospital, where he was rushed into surgery with life-threatening injuries, according to the arrest reports.

Detectives went to Wood’s home, but he would not come to the door. After several hours, he attempted to sneak out of the home and was detained by a police officer, according to the arrest reports.

Wood, 904 Camelia Ave., Baton Rouge, was taken into custody and booked on counts of attempted second-degree murder, solicitation of prostitution and illegal use of a weapon.

David, 4720 Thomas Road, Baton Rouge, was booked on one count of prostitution.

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