ST. FRANCISVILLE – Prosecutors laid out new arguments Thursday against two ankle-monitor companies and two of their employees, alleging their failure to act contributed to the 2021 murder of Peggy Rayburn.

Inside the West Feliciana Parish Courthouse, District Attorney Sam D’Aquilla argued that American Electronic Monitoring, AEM of Louisiana, and workers from each company ignored multiple violations by Rayburn’s estranged husband, Marshall Rayburn, who was out on bond and required to wear an ankle monitor.

According to prosecutors, Rayburn repeatedly drove by his wife’s home, a violation that should have triggered immediate action.

“He parked across the street from the house, and he walked over and he covered the ankle monitor up with aluminum foil,” D’Aquilla said.

Despite clear alert

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