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Homicide Investigation leads to an arrest for Second Degree Murder On December 29, 2021, The Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Unit began investigating the homicide of 21-year-old Maya Ann Gaspard of Bunkie, LA.  Gaspard died of a fatal gunshot wound. As a result of the investigation, 30-year-old Damarion Demond Prater of Bunkie, LA was […]

TWO ARRESTED FOR ATTEMPTED THEFT OF CATALYTIC CONVERTERS On Wednesday, December 29th, 2021, the Louisiana State Police and Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office (APSO) made contact with suspicious subjects near an abandoned/stranded vehicle on LA-1 north of Marksville, Louisiana. Further investigation revealed 41-year-old Jervis Tramaine Bazile of Cottonport, LA and 35-year-old Jason Kelly of Marksville, LA

HOMICIDE On December 29, 2021, at approximately 5:55 pm, the Avoyelles Communication Center received a 911 call from Bunkie Police Department reporting a deceased victim with an apparent gunshot wound at the Augustine Apartments, located at 702 East Church Street, Bunkie, Louisiana.  Bunkie Police Chief Scott Ferguson called the Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office (APSO) Criminal

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HOMICIDE On December 12, 2021, at approximately 1809 hours, the Avoyelles 911 Communication Center received a 911 call(s) reporting a stabbing victim and possible shots fired at 242 Large Road, Mansura, LA.  The Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office (APSO) Patrol Deputies and Detectives responded to the scene.  The Avoyelles Parish Coroner’s Office also subsequently responded to

This week, numerous individuals were arrested for various drug charges stemming from an extensive narcotics investigation in Avoyelles that began in 2020.  Twenty-five (25) were arrested on arrest warrants issued by 12th Judicial District Court in Avoyelles Parish.  One (1) additional individual was arrested in Rapides Parish on arrest warrants issued by 9th Judicial District

On September 27, 2021, at approximately 1933 hours, the Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office Marksville DC-1 Jail Facility Deputies detected an escape by five (5) male prisoners.  The following inmates escaped the DC-1 facility: William Johnson, a 27-year-old black male from Marksville, LA. He is approximately 5’9” tall with black hair. Kyle Cavalier, a 19-year-old white

On September 14, 2021, Avoyelles Parish Sheriff David L. Dauzat shared the company of Law Enforcement Investigators from across the State at the Paragon Casino Resort attending Homicide Investigations Training hosted by the Louisiana Homicide Investigators’ Association.  He was honored to welcome them to Avoyelles Parish and especially excited to see APSO Detective Joshua Spillman,

Sheriff David L. Dauzat would like to remind the People of Avoyelles of the tragedy that happened on September 11, 2001.  The attacks of 9/11 were intended to break and destroy us, but we came together.  We had to learn and change.  We had to get better and be better.  Strong relationships between law enforcement

At the direction of Sheriff David L. Dauzat,  the Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office helped first responders across South Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida.  APSO teamed up with the Pointe Coupé Sheriff’s Office in providing generators to other law enforcement agencies in the affected areas. APSO also assisted the Alexandria Police Department in securing