Tangipahoa man accused of murdering Rapper “Highway Youngin” takes his own life

Kentwood, La (6/2/2023) – The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office reports the death of 26-year-old Tommie Diamond of Kentwood. According to deputies, Diamond took his own life as deputies attempted to take him into custody for the murder of Calvin Felton.

Felton, known as “Highway Yougin” was shot and killed on Sunday, May 28, 2023. Deputies found Felton in the yard of a residentce, suffering from gunshot wound to the stomach area.

Chief Jimmy Travis says Diamond was being sought for second-degree murder, obstruction of justice, and contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile in May 28, 2023, shooting death of Felton.

On June 1, 2023, at approximately 11:30 PM, investigators learned Diamond was located at a family member’s residence in Kentwood via his court-mandated ankle monitor. Upon coming into contact with Diamond, deputies say Diamond armed himself with a handgun and barricaded himself inside the residence.

The TPSO Special Response Team, which was already on the scene, began negotiating with Diamond, who threatened suicide. After several hours of unsuccessful negations, SRT operators heard what sounded like a gunshot from the residence’s interior. Operators then flew a drone into the residence, where Diamond was found deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Diamond was also out of jail on bond for a second-degree murder charge stemming from the Roseland trail ride shooting in August 2020, which claimed the life of a 21-year-old Baton Rouge mother.