Cops

More info is given on high speed chase

On May 11th, at approximately 10 p.m., deputies with the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to the 3000 block of La 112, in Lecompte, to assist the Lecompte Police Department in what was first reported as a disturbance.

EPSO Arrests

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Suspect is arrested

A resident of Ville Platte, 24-year-old Kearrious Marquez McCoy, faces seven counts of attempted second degree murder, three counts of illegal discharge of a firearm, two counts of attempted carjacking, two counts of aggravated criminal damage to property and one count each of carjacking,...

Victim is taken to hospital

A victim, who was shot three times, was taken to a local hospital for his injuries. No information as to extent of the injuries were known as of press time. According to reports, the incident occurred near the intersection of Hickory Street and Chataignier Road on the afternoon of Monday, May 13.

EPSO Arrests

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

EPSO works on Crimestoppers program

Evangeline Parish like most parishes are not immune to criminal activity. Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s office has been improving our methods to curtail crime as each year rolls by.

EPSO Arrests

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Felon is in jail for firearms

Detectives with the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office, on May 1, assisted Probation and Parole with a compliance check on Von Dale Ashford (DOB: February 22, 1982), who is a convicted felon under Probation and Parole supervision.

Bid for new parish jail is accepted

(Editor’s Note: The following was submitted by Evangeline Parish Sheriff Charles Guillory.) The coming of the new Evangeline Parish Detention Center Jail Complex has been a very long process.

Rider is arrested for 372 counts of CDS possession

Ville Platte native, Billi Matte Rider, faces 372 counts of possession of CDS schedule II less than two grams in Rapides Parish. She was arrested on May 1. Initially, her bond was set at $558 thousand, but it was reduced to $93 thousand. Rider then bonded out of jail on May 2.