Multiple Carjacking in the Ville Platte Area

Sheriff Eddie Soileau, of the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office has released the following:

On February 4, 2019 at approximately 9:00 am an Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office Deputy responded to a vehicle theft. While en route, there were multiple calls in reference to another carjacking, an attempted carjacking, and a vehicle crash.

At approximately 9:20 am another Deputy arrived to the next call. It was found that the suspect also bumped a female with one of the vehicles that was stolen. The victim was severely injured and had to be transport to the hospital.

The vehicle crash was at the intersection of Te Mamou Rd and Pine Point Rd, therefore a Louisiana State Police- Troop I was dispatched to handle the crash. At that time, the suspect was charged by State Police on the following: Reckless Operation, Driving under the Influence, and Driving Left of Center.

The suspect was indentified to be Terrus Arvie of Ville Platte. The suspect was detained, arrested, and booked into the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office Jail on the following charges: Obstructing Public Passages, 2 counts of Battery of a Police Officer, Simple Battery, Criminal Damage to Property, 2 counts of Carjacking, Aggravated Second Degree Battery, Attempted Carjacking, and Unauthorized Entry of an Inhabited Dwelling. Arvie’s bond was set at $207,500.00 by 13th Judicial Judge Chuck West.