ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - The trial for Alfred Rue IV began on Oct. 6 and will continue next year in the spring.

Rue is accused of second-degree murder in the death of De’Asia Mullins of Alexandria.

The next date for trial is on April 6, 2026 .

Court records show that on April 14, 2025, a jury was selected in the case against Rue, who is also charged with one count of introduction of contraband into a penal facility.

If convicted on the murder charge, Rue faces a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole.

On October 18, 2023, at around 12:42 a.m., Alexandria Police responded to reports of shots fired in the 2200 block of West Sycamore Street. When officers arrived on the scene, they discovered Mullins suffering from a gunshot wound. She was transported to a local h

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