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==Legal and health issues==

==Legal and health issues==

In April 1992, Karst was arrested and held on a $100,000 bond in the custody of the Orleans Parish Prison on two counts of public intimidation for having made threats on the judges' lives.

In April 1992, Karst was arrested and held on a $100,000 bond in the custody of the Orleans Parish Prison on two counts of public intimidation for having made threats on the judges' lives. Karst, meanwhile, contracted [[cancer]] and died some two weeks before he was to stand trial. His opposition to the judges stemmed from a protracted civil court battle that left him suspended from his law practice and nearly destitute. Judge Jerome Winsberg set August 4, 1992 as the court date after he determined that Karst was competent to stand trial. However,  on July 2, 1992, Karst suffered a perforated stomach, according to then public defender Craig Colwart. Exploratory surgery at New Orleans Charity Hospital revealed that Karst had terminal colon and liver cancer. "He was doing OK after the surgery and then he took a turn for the worst," Colwart said. Two weeks before his death, Karst's last appeal for reinstatement to the bar was denied.<ref>"Ex-Mayor Karst dies", ''The Alexandria Town Talk'', July 18–19, 1992.</ref>

Karst, meanwhile, contracted cancer and died some two weeks before he was to stand trial. His opposition to the judges stemmed from a protracted civil court battle that left him suspended from his law practice and nearly destitute. Judge Jerome Winsberg set August 4, 1992 as the court date after he determined that Karst was competent to stand trial. However,  on July 2, 1992, Karst suffered a perforated stomach, according to then public defender Craig Colwart. Exploratory surgery at New Orleans Charity Hospital revealed that Karst had terminal colon and liver [[cancer]]. cancer]]. "He was doing OK after the surgery and then he took a turn for the worst," Colwart said. Two weeks before his death, Karst's last appeal for reinstatement to the bar was denied.<ref>"Ex-Mayor Karst dies", ''The Alexandria Town Talk]'', July 18–19, 1992.</ref>

Karst faced [[felony]] charges that could have brought a ten-year sentence. Fryar was also imprisoned in an unrelated matter stemming from the former Westside Rehabilitation Center in Cheneyville in south Rapides Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/216876806/|title=Shaw Denies New Fryar Trial|author=Jim Leggett|publisher=''The Alexandria Town Talk''|date=March 28, 1987|page=4|accessdate=August 10, 2018}}</ref>

Karst faced [[felony]] charges that could have brought a ten-year sentence. Fryar was also imprisoned in an unrelated matter stemming from the former Westside Rehabilitation Center in Cheneyville in south Rapides Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/216876806/|title=Shaw Denies New Fryar Trial|author=Jim Leggett|publisher=''The Alexandria Town Talk''|date=March 28, 1987|page=4|accessdate=August 10, 2018}}</ref>