Cops

Local doctor is arrested

By: TONY MARKS Editor A Ville Platte cardiologist is being held in jail on a $2,500 bond. The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested Dr. Charles S. Monier, 57, on Friday, June 26. He is charged with violation of protective orders, stalking, and driving under suspension for DWI.

Victim is killed in crash on Oakdale Road

OAKDALE – On June 27, at approximately 12:25 a.m., troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop I responded to a single vehicle fatal crash on Louisiana Highway 106 near Liz’s Lane in Evangeline Parish. The crash claimed the life of 29-year-old James Woodruff III of Ville Platte.

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.

Indecent behavior lands suspect in jail

By: TONY MARKS Editor Evangeline Parish Sheriff Charles Guillory has announced an arrest for alleged indecent behavior. On June 14, deputies with the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office received information alleging that an adult male had engaged in inappropriate conduct with a juvenile female.

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. Arrested were the following persons: •Samireane Williams, 24, was arrested June 19, 2026, for attempted second degree murder.

Fontenot enters a plea of guilty in death of wife

By: TONY MARKS Editor Ray Charles Fontenot, on Monday, June 22, entered a plea of guilty to manslaughter in connection with the death of his wife, Brittany Guillory Fontenot in 2023.

Victim dies in two-vehicle crash

By: TONY MARKS Editor VILLE PLATTE – A two-vehicle crash on Louisiana Highway 167 near Ceeway Lane, in Bayou Chicot, claimed the life of 19-year-old Kyle Basco, of St. Landry.

Ville Platte fugitive is arrested

CALCASIEU PARISH – On June 22, troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop D attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a silver Ram TRX traveling westbound on Interstate 10 just east of Lake Charles in Calcasieu Parish.

St. Landry Man Killed in Evangeline Parish Two-Vehicle Crash

Ville Platte – On June 22, 2026, at approximately 2:00 p.m., Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop I responded to a two-vehicle fatal crash on Louisiana Highway 167 near Ceeway Lane in Evangeline Parish. The crash claimed the life of 19-year-old Kyle Basco of St Landry.

Richard is charged with first degree rape

By: TONY MARKS Editor Bond is set at $1 million for a suspect charged with first-degree rape, according to a press release from the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office.