BATON ROUGE — A day after Baton Rouge Police Sergeant Caleb Eisworth's passing, the man accused in his death appeared in court, facing upgraded murder charges.

Gad Black currently faces charges of Simple Criminal Damage to property, hate crimes, and now first-degree murder—all of those charges related to the death of Baton Rouge Police Sergeant Caleb Eisworth.

Black, who allegedly drove his truck into Sergeant Eisworth's motorcycle, was in court Monday afternoon.

The hearing was held virtually, with Black one of the last inmates to go before Commissioner Nicole Robinson.

Robinson explained to Black that prosecutors chose to upgrade his initial attempted first-degree murder charge to first-degree murder.

Black remained relatively calm.

During his June 17th bond hearing, officials s

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