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:
• Hunter Chase Haviland, 22, Turkey Creek, was arrested December 21, 2023, by the Turkey Creek Police Department for failure to appear for court, possession of firearm with obliterated number, and illegal carrying of weapons. Haviland was released on no bond.
• Tony Orlando Freeman, 47, Ville Platte, was arrested December 20, 2023, by the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office for two counts of failure to appear for court. Freeman remains incarcerated on no bond.
• Lance Othelan Fruge, 37, Lafayette, was arrested December 20, 2023, by the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office for possession of schedule II CDS and failure to appear for court. Fruge remains incarcerated on a $27,000.00 bond.
• Jason Lyle Dunigan, 45, Ville Platte, was arrested December 20, 2023, by the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office for battery of a dating partner, false imprisonment, and simple battery of the infirm. Dunigan remains incarcerated on a $25,000.00 bond.
• Keven Lee West, 36, Ville Platte, was arrested December 20, 2023, by the Ville Platte Police Department for illegal use of weapons or dangerous instrumentalities and aggravated battery. West remains incarcerated on a $50,000.00 bond.
June 19, 2026
