Press Releases

SHOOTING ON COCOVILLE ROAD On July 15, 2023, at approximately 12:06 am, the Avoyelles 911 Communication Center received a 911 call reporting multiple gunshots fired by unknown persons on Cocoville Road near Teska Roy Lane in the Mansura, LA area.  Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office (APSO) Deputies responded to the scene.  Further investigation by APSO Detectives […]

AVOYELLES PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE BOOKING REPORT 07/01/2023 – 07/09/2023 NAME, AGE, ADDRESS, CITY, DATE BOOKED, OFFENSE(S): ANTOINE, RYAN KEITH, 34, 549 LEGION DR MARKSVILLE, 07/01/2023, POSSESSION OF SCHEDULE II DRUGS, CRIMINAL MISCHIEF/ All Other Offenses. BACON III, MIRTELLE, 38, 1437 S. WASHINGTON ST., MARKSVILLE, 07/03/2023, RESISTING ARREST OR OFFICER, DISTURBING THE PEACE, ASSAULT-AGGRAVATED, CRULETY TO

AVOYELLES PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE BOOKING REPORT 06/26/2023 – 07/02/2023 NAME, AGE, ADDRESS, CITY, DATE BOOKED, OFFENSE(S) ADAMS, DANA JAMES, 46, 6363 MOSES LN MARKSVILLE, 06/26/2023, THIRD DEGREE RAPE. ALEXANDER, CHRISTY ANN, 41, 322 HOSPITAL RD., MARKSVILLE, 06/26/2023, ISSUING WORTHLESS CHECKS, CONTEMPT-FAIL TO COMPLY WITH TERMS OF SENTENCE, CONTEMPT – FAIL TO APPEAR, CONTEMPT – FAIL

Body Recovered in Red River near the Fifth Ward Community On Saturday, July 1, 2023, at approximately 2:02 pm, the Avoyelles 911 Communication Center received a report of a possible drowning victim in the Red River near the Fifth Ward Community in Marksville, LA.  The Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office (APSO) and the LA Department of

AVOYELLES PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE BOOKING REPORT 06/19/2023 – 06/25/2023 NAME, AGE, ADDRESS, CITY, DATE BOOKED, OFFENSE(S): BERRY, DAI’QUAN, 25, 6517 JESSIE JACOBS DR MANSURA, 06/23/2023, CONTEMPT -FAIL TO APPEAR -TRAFFIC. BORREL, DANA, 41, 2378 HWY 357 OPELOUSAS, 06/22/2023, CONTEMPT-FAIL TO COMPLY WITH TERMS OF SENTENCE. FREEMAN, BRANDON, 40, 3708 L’ANSE BLEU RD, VILLE PLATTE, 06/19/2023,

AVOYELLES PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE BOOKING REPORT 06/12/2023 – 06/18/2023 NAME, AGE, ADDRESS, CITY, DATE BOOKED, OFFENSE(S): ABT, SHEILA C., 34, 285 S. BAYOU DES GLAISE, COTTONPORT, 06/15/2023, CONTEMPT-FAIL TO COMPLY WITH TERMS OF SENTENCE, UNAUTHORIZED USE OF ACCESS CARD. AUGUSTINE, JAYSON, 43, 718 BROUILLETTE ST., MARKSVILLE, 06/12/2023, THEFT, TRESPASS-CRIMINAL, WEARING MASKS/HOODS IN PUBLIC PLACES PROHIBITED.

AVOYELLES PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE BOOKING REPORT 06/05/2023 – 06/11/2023 NAME, AGE, ADDRESS, CITY, DATE BOOKED, OFFENSE(S): ALEXANDER, PATRICIA A., 57, 664 644 S. SIMMS ST. SIMMESPORT, 06/07/2023, CONTEMPT – FAIL TO APPEAR. AUGUSTINE, GLORIA W., 61, 410 UNION ST SIMMESPORT, 06/06/2023, DISTURBING THE PEACE. AUGUSTINE, KATRINA M., 37, 410 UNION ST SIMMESPORT, 06/06/2023, ASSAULT-SIMPLE, DISTURBING

AVOYELLES PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE BOOKING REPORT 05/29/2023 – 06/04/2023 NAME, AGE, ADDRESS, CITY, DATE BOOKED, OFFENSE(S): ADAM JR., BENJAMIN LEE, 21, 3665 N. BAYOU DES GLAISES MOREAUVILLE, 06/03/2023, DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED – 1ST OFFENSE, CARELESS OPERATION. AYTES, CHERYL P., 62, 586 CLAYTON PARKER LOOP, DERIDDER, 05/31/2023, PROBATION/PAROLE VIOLATION. BROUILETTE, MACIE, 18, 647 HAYES RD MARKSVILLE,

AVOYELLES PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE BOOKING REPORT 05/22/2023 – 05/28/2023 NAME, AGE, ADDRESS, CITY, DATE BOOKED, OFFENSE(S): BENNETT, GIDGET, 57, 130 CHRISTOFEL ROAD MANSURA, 05/24/2023, DISTURBING THE PEACE BY FIGHTING. CARNEY, MADISON LEANN, 20, 251 PATSY BROWN RD, MONTEREY, 05/25/2023, DISTURBING THE PEACE INTOXICATED. DAILEY, JAMOND, 23, 274 MISSION DRIVE SIMMESPORT, 05/26/2023, DISTURBING THE PEACE, ENTRY/REMAIN

MAN ARRESTED FOR MOLESTATION OF A JUVENILE (2 counts) On March 12, 2023, the Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to a complaint of possible indecent behavior with a 10-year-old juvenile female in the Marksville, LA area. Further investigation by APSO Patrol Deputies and Detectives revealed that 58-year-old David O’Quinn of Marksville, LA committed the offenses