Cops

Arrest is made for bomb threat; stolen ATV is located

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office, on July 29, received a call from the Cabot Corporation advising that an unknown male contacted them by phone text messaging and indicating there was a bomb located on the property.

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.

MPD looks for inmate

By: TONY MARKS Editor An inmate, identified as Dorian Thomas, escaped from the Mamou Jail on the morning of Tuesday, November 14. Thomas is a Black male who is 5’5” and weighs 145 pounds. He has brown eyes, black hair, and multiple tattoos. He is also considered armed and dangerous.

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 Arrests

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

Suspects are indicted

After meeting for one day on November 7,2023, the Grand Jury returned indictments on five cases.

Deputy resigns amid investigation

By: TONY MARKS Editor Deputy Joshua Lafleur resigned from the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office amid a Louisiana State Police investigation into alleged inmate abuse. The investigation began after a video surfaced where a deputy was seen abusing inmates in the parish jail.

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.

Unrestrained Driver Dies in Single-Vehicle Crash in Evangeline Parish

Evangeline Parish – At approximately 9:00 p.m. on November 4, 2023, Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop I were notified of a single-vehicle crash on Louisiana Highway 104 near Richardson Lane. The crash claimed the life of 42-year-old Anthony J. Bias of Mamou.

EPSO Arrest Briefings

On September 12, 2023, the Evangeline Parish Criminal Patrol Division conducted a traffic stop on the Lithcote Rd. in reference to a traffic violation. When speaking with the driver of the vehicle, Deputies were granted permission to search the vehicle.