The shooters confessed and named Beaux Cormier as the man who hired them after an investigation. All three men have been booked into the Terrebonne Parish Criminal Justice Complex on two counts of first-degree murder. Bond has been set at $2 million for each man and officials said they are working to increase the bonds.
Left: Brittany Cormier, Right: Hope Nettleton (Terrebonne Parish Sheriff s Office)
Who is Beaux Cormier?
According to The Advocate, Beaux Cormier, Brittany s brother, is a convicted sex offender from Kaplan. Beaux Cormier also went with Eskine and Wilson to do surveillance at the home. The men also attempted to murder the rape victim on another occasion prior to January 13, in November 2020, using a family member s vehicle but failed. While Eskine was out of town during the time of the shootings on January 13, he helped plot the murder, and Wilson used his vehicle to carry out the shooting.
2 women killed in murder-for-hire plot to suppress rape victimâs testimony, officials say Hope Nettleton (left) and Brittany Cormier (right) were shot and killed in Montegut on Jan. 13, according to the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff s Office. (Source: TPSO) By Tiffany Baptiste | January 29, 2021 at 10:15 PM CST - Updated February 2 at 4:49 PM
TERREBONNE PARISH, La. (WVUE) - Officials in Terrebonne Parish say a community is rocked after a convicted sex offender hired two men to kill the victim of his crimes in order to prevent her from testifying.
In a press conference on Monday, Feb. 1, Sheriff Tim Soignet says Beaux Cormier hired Andrew Eskine and Dalvin Wilson to kill his niece, who he is accused of raping.
HPD: Man arrested for fatal shooting of 22-year-old Raceland man Lajohn Thomas Jr., 22, is accused of killing someone in Raceland (Source: WVUE) By Fox8live.com Staff | December 11, 2020 at 5:03 PM CST - Updated December 11 at 5:03 PM
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Houma Police Department announced the arrest of 22-year-old Lajohn Thomas Jr. on Friday evening.
HPD responded to the shooting report at around 10:40 p.m. on Dec. 10 and discovered the body of 22-year-old Kaydiuan Thompkins, of Raceland, with multiple gunshot wounds in the 900 block of Barataria Avenue. He was then transferred to the hospital, where he later died.
HPD worked with Thibodeaux Police Department to identify Thomas and issue a warrant for his arrest.