Chief A. Perry Thomas reports an update to the armed robbery which occurred at the Ville Platte
Dollar General on Tate Cove Road earlier this month when a person wearing a clown mask entered the
store, brandishing a firearm, and escaped with around $1,000 cash. Through investigative efforts of the
Ville Platte Police Department, the suspect was identified as 25-year-old Keelan Laequise Williams.
On Wednesday, February 18, at 1:00 a.m., Officer Chris Semien spotted Williams at the Y-Not
Stop on Tate Cove/LaSalle Streets. Semien, with the help of Officer Issac Johnson and assisted by the
Ville Platte City Marshal’s Office, arrested Williams, who is now booked into the Evangeline Parish Jail.
He is charged with 1 count of Armed Robbery and has a bond of $750,000.
Chief Thomas is proud of his officers for their good work in apprehending this suspect and
thanks the City Marshal’s Office for their assistance. He reminds the public that suspects are always
presumed innocent until or unless proven guilty in a court of law. Chief Thomas asks if anyone has any
further information about this case to contact the Ville Platte Police Department at 337-363-1316. All
calls will remain anonymous.
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