BATON ROUGE — A grand jury has indicted a Baton Rouge man who police say killed 15-year-old Ja'Derrius Minnieweather before dumping the teenager’s body in a garbage can, leading to a five-week search for Minnieweather's remains in the East Baton Rouge Landfill. 

Maurice Parms, 51, was arrested for first-degree murder after investigators searched multiple different locations in Baton Rouge. He was indicted on that charge, second-degree rape, trafficking and two counts of indecent behavior with a juvenile.

Parms was originally arrested in early June for indecent behavior with a juvenile and computer-aided solicitation of a minor. Police found messages between Parms and a 16-year-old girl while investigating Minnieweather’s disappearance.

According to arrest documents, Parms said he was in a relationship with the 16-year-old girl. Parms was booked for indecent behavior with juveniles and computer-aided solicitation of a minor on June 10 in that case.

After police searched Parms’ home, he was booked for first-degree murder, with officials alleging he killed Minnieweather after a fight on June 4. In August, he was booked for additional charges of forcible rape, trafficking and indecent behavior with a juvenile.