An Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s deputy was wounded and a burglary was suspected was killed in a shooting that occurred at about 4 a.m. Thursday in Mamou, according to a news release from Master Trooper Daniel “Scott” Moreau of the Louisiana State Police.
According to a news release from State Police, “the preliminary investigation revealed that an Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s deputy responded to an attempted burglary in Mamou, in the area of Chad Lane.”
The deputy made contact with Dejuan Guillory, 27, of Mamou, and an altercation happened during which Guillory was shot.
The deputy involved in the incident also sustained injuries during the altercation and was transported to a local hospital, where he remains in stable condition.
Dequince E. Brown has been arrested in connection with the shooting.
The 21-year-old from Mamou has been charged with attempted murder of a police officer, and Jacob Fusilier was appointed as her public defender.
During a hearing Thursday afternoon, Judge Gary Ortego ordered that Brown be held without bond until her bond hearing, which was set for July 17.
This was not the first time that Guillory was involved in an altercation with police.
In August 2015, Guillory was arrested for an ATM theft at Citizens Bank in Mamou, and for shooting at a Mamou police officer who was in search of the suspect.
The Mamou man was initially charged in this incident with attempted murder, theft, three counts of simple criminal damage to property and aggravated criminal damage to property.
Those charges were amended by the state to one count of criminal damage to property valued at $50,000 or more. The remaining charges were dropped.
In December 2016, Guillory entered a best interest plea, which is a plea where the defendant maintains his innocence but concedes because they feel they would likely be convicted if the case goes to trial.
For his plea in the ATM theft incident, Guillory received 10 years at hard labor with five years suspended, five years of active supervised probation, and given credit for time served.