Beau Lamarre to be charged
NSW police officer Beau Lamarre turned himself in Friday morning in connection to the missing persons case of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies.
Detective Superintendent Daniel Doherty from the State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad said in a press conference Friday afternoon that the constable will be charged with two counts of murder.
Man taken into custody
A man has been taken into custody after Jesse Baird and his boyfriend disappeared in Sydney under suspicious circumstances.
On Friday morning, New South Wales (NSW) Police confirmed that a man had handed himself into a local police station.
The force said in a statement: “As part of investigations into the disappearance of two men in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs, a 29-year-old man presented to Bondi Police Station shortly after 10.30am today (Friday 23 February 2024).
“The man will be transferred to Waverley Police station where investigations will continue.”
A spokeswoman confirmed to The Sun that a 29-year-old man had been arrested.
Police have since clarified that Beau Lamarre was the man taken into custody. Lamarre is 28.
Jesse Baird pictured
Jesse Baird was last seen at his Paddington home on February 19.
Most recently worked at Network 10
Jesse Baird’s most recent role at Network 10 was as a Producer and Presenter in Sydney, New South Wales, where he worked full-time from March 2021 to January 2024.
In his LinkedIn biography, Baird described himself as a “professional and driven television Presenter and Producer who enjoys working with large teams of people, writing and presenting creative and engaging content, and learning about new places and people.”
He also highlighted his years of experience working in the “professional media industry” and said he has “a demonstrated history of presenting, writing, segment producing and field producing.”
More about TV presenter’s career
Baird began his Network 10 career in December 2018, where he served as a TV Host for Gamify, a children’s action-adventure reality TV program.
From January 2017 to March 2021, Baird served as a TV Presenter and Producer of Totally Wild, another children’s TV series.
The show had a current affairs program format and regularly ran stories on topics like science, technology, the environment, and action sports.
From October 2020 to October 2022, Baird was a QLD Reporter for Studio 10.
Queensland, or QLD, is a state in north-eastern Australia, and the second-largest and third-most populous of the Australian states.
What to know about Jesse Baird
According to his LinkedIn, Jesse Baird went to Loyola College between 2010 and 2015.
He received his Bachelor of Education degree in Drama and Media from La Trobe University in 2019.
The 26-year-old worked at Network 10 for over seven years.
Network 10, often referred to as Channel 10 or 10 Network, is a subsidiary of Paramount Global and one of five national free-to-air networks.
It’s the fourth-rated TV network and primary channel in Australia, behind Seven Network, Nine Network, and ABC TV, and ahead of SBS.