Big new update on the Bourbon St Attack on New Year’s Night

Arrest made in case


NEW ORLEANS — Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council announced that it has arrested a suspected ISIS member for his alleged connection to the New Year's Day attack on Bourbon Street that left 14 dead.

Iraq's National Center for International Judicial Cooperation said in a report that it arrested the suspected terrorist after the United States requested assistance in the investigation of the attack.

According to the report, the suspected terrorist is accused of inciting the attack that also left dozens injured after Shamsud-Din Jabbar plowed a rented pickup truck through a crowd early Jan. 1.

Jabbar, who FBI investigators said was a U.S. Army Signal Sergeant who was radicalized by ISIS, also died in the attack.

The unnamed suspect arrested by Iraqi officials will be prosecuted under the nation's anti-terrorism laws, the report added.

Gov. Jeff Landry said Tuesday that he is still thinking about the victims and their families as more information comes out about the attack, including the arrest.

"There are also victims who are still recovering from that tragic day," he said. "This goes to show you the resiliency of this state and the commitment of our law enforcement partners whether it be at the federal, state or local levels have in making sure we're safe in Louisiana."