Portraitist Michael Deas and the art of postage stamps 04:22. Inside his home studio in New Orleans, artist Michael Deas can spend months working on a single oil painting.

Deas was already serving probation after pleading guilty to four counts of human trafficking in Orleans Parish in 2020. In that case, he was accused of posing as a fictitious younger brother ...

On Dec. 21, 2021, detectives launched another investigation into Deas after learning of a text message he allegedly sent to a new victim in an attempt to solicit other babysitters to care for him ...

Rutledge Deas IV, 31, was taken into custody following an arrest warrant issued on Dec. 20, 2021, according to a news release from the Louisiana State Police. Authorities say this is the second time ...

Nicolas Richard Lee Deas, 20, of Fort Lauderdale, and another man reportedly approached a Family Dollar employee Sept. 13 around 10 p.m. as staff closed for the day, Local 10 News reported.

Through the course of their investigation, police learned that Deas had advertised on social media to find a home health care worker to look after his disabled, 18-year-old brother “Cory.” However, ...

Consider that Deas’ career lasted just 10 years, and of the 100 or so paintings and drawings he is believed to have produced during that time, the whereabouts of only half are known.