Woman arrested in Baldwin homicide

A Baton Rouge woman was arrested Friday in a Baldwin homicide a year after the crime.

Adreniki Franklin, 29, was arrested at 2 p.m. Friday by state police and East Baton Rouge authorities in Baton Rouge on charges of second-degree murder and obstruction of justice (tampering), St. Mary Sheriff Blaise Smith said.

Deputies were called about a possible shooting at 12:31 a.m. May 30, 2020. Karlinita Marks, 25, Baldwin, had been shot and was transported to a hospital. Marks died as a result of the incident, Smith said.

During the investigation, Franklin was developed as the suspect. In April 2021, the case went to the grand jury and an indictment was handed down.

On Friday, the Louisiana State Police Fugitive Apprehension Unit and East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office Warrants Division made contact with Franklin at the Mallard Crossing Apartments in Baton Rouge. Franklin was arrested on a warrant for the charges of second-degree murder and obstruction of justice (tampering.)

Smith thanked the Louisiana State Police and the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office for their assistance in the investigation and apprehension of Franklin.