NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans street performer known as Uncle Louie is in custody for a deadly convenience store robbery that occurred almost 43 years ago in Jacksonville, Florida.
The New Orleans Advocate reports (http://bit.ly/2qBMCXI ) 60-year-old Johnie Lewis Miller was arrested Tuesday on a murder warrant. He’s being held without bond, awaiting a June 26 extradition hearing.
Court records indicate Miller is wanted for the May 22, 1974, slaying of 34-year-old Freddie Farah, who was working at a convenience store he owned when he was shot to death.
Miller was linked to the slaying after evidence matched a profile stored in an FBI database.
Miller is an icon in the French Quarter, where he’s performed as a human statue for more than two decades. People frequently take pictures with him and his miniature stuffed dog, Little Willie.
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Information from: The New Orleans Advocate, http://www.neworleansadvocate.com