Chief A. Perry Thomas reports that an arrest has been made in the shooting death of 31-year-old Cawaskee Ardoin which occurred at the Gabriel Villa Apartment Complex on the evening of April 2, 2025. Tijuan Sims, 24, turned himself into Chief Thomas on April 7. He was booked into the Ville Platte City Jail on a charge of Second-Degree Murder, with bond set at $1.5 million.
This case remains under investigation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty by a court of law. If anyone has any information regarding this case, please contact the Ville Platte Police Department at 337-363-1316. All calls will remain anonymous.
Chief Thomas would like to encourage citizens to get to know their police department and remind them we are all part of the same community. Violence, especially gun violence, is not an answer to any problem.
- Log in or Subscribe to post comments.