Ex-police cadet sent nude photos of former Army worker in blackmail attempt, police say

A former Louisiana State Police cadet was arrested after he was accused of sending lewd photographs of a former U.S. Army worker to a general in a blackmail attempt, the State Police said Monday. Jimmy M. Kassis, 26, of Thibodaux, was booked Friday on non-consensual disclosure of a private image. He is accused of mailing a nude photo of his victim to the victim's boss, a U.S. Army general, Louisiana State Police spokesman Sgt. Jared L. Sandifer said.