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| 7154 | 2016-02-20 | Troop I | ****UPDATE****Multi-Agency Investigation Results in Criminal Indictments for Gremlins Gang |
TROOP I NEWS RELEASE February 20, 2016 ****UPDATE**** Breaux Bridge, LA – Early this morning, the US Marshal’s Violent Offender Task Force and Louisiana State Police, arrested Aaron Carter of Abbeville, LA. Carter was a wanted fugitive involved with the organized criminal Gremlin Gang. Carter was transported and booked at the St. Martin Parish Jail on Racketeering, Conspiracy to commit Racketeering, and Criminal Street Gang Violence. Louisiana State Police would like to thank the following agencies: Lafayette Police Department, Lafayette Sheriff’s Office, Breaux Bridge Police Department, St. Martin Sheriff’s Office, Louisiana Probation and Parole and the Lafayette City Marshal’s. Louisiana State Police would like to thank the public for their continued assistance and remind everyone if they see any of the wanted individuals to call Louisiana State Police or their local law enforcement agency. Original Release Below Multi-Agency Investigation Results in Criminal Indictments for Gremlins Gang Lafayette, LA – Following a lengthy multi-agency investigation into criminal activity near the City of Abbeville, LSP Investigators discovered the presence of organized gang activities by the Gremlins gang. Further investigation revealed that the criminal enterprise operated not only in the City of Abbeville, but throughout four parishes in South Central Louisiana. Associates of the Gremlins gang are suspected of engaging in numerous narcotics and violent crimes including homicide, intimidation of witnesses, and widespread distribution of narcotics. Over an approximate year period, Louisiana State Police, in conjunction with the Abbeville Police Department, Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office, Vermilion Narcotics Task Force, Vermilion Homicide Task Force, Abbeville City Marshal’s Office, Lafayette Police Department, Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office, Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office, Carencro Police Department, St. Martin Sheriff’s Office, and Kaplan Police Department, collected evidence and intelligence related to the criminal gang activities. As a result of the collaborative investigation, a Vermilion Parish Grand Jury returned true bill indictments for seventeen known members of the Gremlins gang in addition to the Limited Liability Corporation operating as TOP Auto Rental and Sales. The indictments included charges of Racketeering, Conspiracy to Commit Racketeering, and Engaging in a Criminal Street Gang which can carry up to 50 years in prison if convicted. “The individuals identified through this investigation have chosen to endanger public safety through violence and the distribution of illegal narcotics into our neighborhoods,” stated Colonel Mike Edmonson, State Police Superintendent. “Investigative cooperation between our local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies has once again produced results towards ensuring the safety of our citizens and removing the criminal element from our communities.” On the evening of December 17, 2015, investigators began the execution of the arrest warrants successfully placing 10 members of the Gremlins gang into custody with 7 members still at large. Arrestees: 1. Kavan Broussard 2. Gene Williams III 7710 W. Cougar Road 1622 S. State Street Abbeville, LA 70510 Abbeville, LA 70510 W/M DOB: 11/26/1996 B/M DOB: 11/19/1996 3. Nakia Zenon 4. Wesley Laviolette 112 Hiawatha 204 South Leonard St. Abbeville, LA 70510 Abbeville, LA 70510 B/F DOB: 10/19/1974 B/M DOB: 01/17/1980 5. Gregory Bessard 6. Roland Bernard 504 Alphonse Street 401 B Marmont St. Abbeville, LA 70510 Abbeville, LA 70510 B/M DOB: 08/08/1994 B/M DOB: 08/04/1992 7. Andrew Granger 8. Stephen Walker 519 Elias Road 1740 6Th Ave LT 17 Abbeville, LA 70510 Abbeville, LA 70510 B/M DOB: 09/17/1994 B/M DOB: 09/24/1992 9. Kendall Breaux 10. Xavier Dyson 315 Odeile St. 1010 S. East St. Lafayette, LA 70501 Abbeville, LA 70510 B/M DOB: 12/09/1995 B/M DOB: 07/14/1998 Not-Arrested: 1. Aaron Carter 2. Darren Carter 112 Hiawatha 112 Hiawatha Abbeville, LA 70510 Abbeville, LA 70510 B/M DOB: 12/16/1994 B/M DOB: 05/19/1997 3. Travis Cooper 4. Cody Guidry 1213 Clover St. 1215 East Oak Abbeville, LA 70510 Abbeville, LA 70510 B/M DOB: 04/11/1990 B/M DOB: 02/26/1994 5. Jerran Diggs 6. Kirkland Demouchet 611 Alphonse St. 809 N. East St. Abbeville, LA 70510 Abbeville, LA 70510 B/M DOB: 05/30/1978 B/M DOB: 03/12/1995 7. Jonathan Landry 1926 Primeaux Abbeville, LA 70510 B/M DOB: 07/23/1986 Charges: R.S. 15:1353(A)(B)(C) - Racketeering R.S. 15:1353 (D) - Conspiracy to commit Racketeering R.S. 15:1403 - Criminal Street Gang Violation | |||
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