St. Landry Parish Sheriff

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. March 27 Phillip Truman Harrison Jr., 40, 300 block of Curette Road, Palmetto. DWI-1st offense; careless operation of a motor vehicle; drivers must be licensed. Arrested by Louisiana State Police.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. March 22 Bianca Lazard, 27, 400 block of Sonny Street, Opelousas. Home invasion; simple criminal damage. Beverly Denise Wilson Powell, 61, 200 block of Gulino Street, Opelousas. Simple arson.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. March 16 Eddie James Edmond, 41, 100 block of Barnett Road, Opelousas. Hold for outside agencies; juvenile pornography; indecent behavior with juvenile; computer solicitation of minor.

Sheriff: Woman says she was raped, but it was chatter that led to man’s death

An Opelousas woman said it was rape that caused her to kill a man, but it was discovered that she beat a man to death claiming he chattered too much, St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz said in a news release.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. March 12 Michael R. Williams, 53, 1400 block of Hwy. 104, Opelousas. Distribution of schedule II drugs. Nathaniel Lazard Gallow, 49, 700 block of Calcasieu, Ville Platte.

Parents charged after child found on U.S. 190

The parents of a girl were charged with child desertion after their 2-year-old was found in the middle of U.S. 190 on the east side of Eunice, according to a news release from St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz. A caller reported the girl at about 12:28 p.m.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. March 7 Tyrone K. Johnson, 40, 300 block of Henry Drive, Opelousas. Domestic abuse battery; second-degree kidnapping. Edward Cole Jr., 51, 1000 block of North North 2nd Street, Eunice. Domestic abuse battery.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. March 2 Daquan Lathaddus Major, 17, 600 block of Hall Street, Opelousas. Unauthorized entry/inhabited dwelling. Tiffany Denise Rutledge, 32, 8800 block of Hwy. 105, Melville.

Suspect sought in Opelousas shooting

St. Landry Crime Stoppers needs help in locating the suspects involved in a drive by shooting that occurred on Feb. 25 at 182 Harold St., Opelousas.

Did You Know? Bogus threats result in penalties

National attention was recently brought to Florida where 17 students tragically lost their lives to a disturbed gunman. This started an onslaught of bogus threats that closed a neighboring parish school down. In our parish, our office investigated a bomb threat and three gun complaints.