Chief Neal Lartigue reports search for suspect ends.

Chief Lartigue has reported that Quantavis Durgin turned himself in to the Ville Platte Police Department on the charge of attempted second degree murder on Saturday, August 3rd at 3:00 p.m. Durgin was wanted for an incident that occurred on July 31, 2019 where Durgin reportedly fired one shot into a vehicle injuring a five year old boy in the leg in the 700 block of Edward K Thomas Street in Ville Platte. Durgin was booked into the Ville Platte City Jail and was transferred to the Evangeline Parish Jail on a $350,000.00 bond.
Chief Lartigue reminds citizens to report suspicious or illegal activity by calling the Ville Platte Police Department at 363-1313. Your call will remain anonymous.