Court documents show Phillip DeWoody demanded ransom from womanâs family before her death
Phillip DeWoody was indicted for the first-degree murder of Joyce Thomas in November 2020.
St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office
By: Wynce Nolley
and last updated 2021-01-11 18:51:00-05
OPELOUSAS, La. â Court documents reveal details from the days leading up to the death of a Ville Platte woman, including a ransom demand from her alleged killer.
Joyce Thomas went missing on Feb. 26, 2020 prompting a four-day search for her by law enforcement agencies including the St. Landry Parish Sheriff s Office and Louisiana State Police.
The search ultimately came to a tragic end on March 2, when
Opelousas man arrested for rape of special needs juvenile
and last updated 2020-12-30 17:43:35-05
OPELOUSAS, La. â The St. Landry Parish Sheriff s Office has arrested an Opelousas man for the rape of special needs juvenile while two others have been taken into custody for not reporting the incident to law enforcement.
Edwin Brisco, 40, of Opelousas was arrested by SLPSO for a charge of Third Degree Rape. His bond is set at $20,000.
Carl Domingue, 53, and Telemica Mayo, 42, both of Opelousas, were arrested on charges of Failure to Report the Commission of Certain Crimes with bond set at $2,500 each.
According to SLPSO, a special needs juvenile under the age of 18 reported to school officials on Nov. 24 that she was raped by a family friend on Nov. 14.
Church Point police officer resigns after domestic violence arrest
Posted at 10:39 AM, Dec 29, 2020
and last updated 2020-12-29 22:03:06-05
UPDATE (9:00 p.m. 12/29): According to Church Point police chief Dale Thibodeaux, Rasiem Fredericks has tendered his resignation, effective Tuesday, December 29, 2020, and is no longer employed by the Church Point Police Department.
ORIGINAL STORY: According to Sheriff Bobby J. Guidroz, on December 25, 2020, St. Landry Parish Sheriffâs Office deputies were dispatched to the 100 block of Castille Road in Sunset in regards to a domestic abuse battery complaint against a recently-hired Church Point Police officer.
Deputies met with a woman, who stated that Rasiem Fredericks, 27, was at her home with her three juvenile children, ages 6 years, 2 years and 1 year old. While she was away from her home for a short while, she received a text message from Fredericks, who stated that the 6 year old juvenile yelled at him and hit him in the head,
UPDATE: Phone lines now working at St. Landry Parish Sheriff s Office
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and last updated 2020-12-27 16:17:31-05
UPDATE: As of Sunday morning, the lines are now back up and working, officials say.
We reported that phone lines are down at the St. Landry Parish Sheriff s Office Friday evening.
Officials at that time were asking the public to call 911 for a deputy if needed for the time being.
The Sheriff s Office will alert the public when the phone lines are back up.
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