Category Archives: Press Release

OPSO Searching for Escaped Work Release Inmate

UPDATE: On May 4th, Ronald Lassere was taken into custody in Ascension Parish. Acting on a tip, deputies located the suspect in an apartment complex where he was eventually arrested without incident.   The Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office needs your help in locating escapee Ronald David Lassere Jr., 32yo, W/M,...
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Ouachita Parish Task Force Weekend Stats

Several agencies in Ouachita Parish teamed up and hit the streets the weekend of 4/26 – 4/27/13. District Attorney Jerry Jones, Louisiana State Police Troop-F, Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office and the University of Louisiana at Monroe Police Department teamed up in the Multi-Agency Task Force. The Task Force Statistics for...
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Arrest on Residential Burglaries

A four month investigation into 22 residential burglaries by the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office has resulted in the arrest of Antonio R. Henderson, 23yo, of 1101 Richwood Road #2, Aapt 119 and Calvin Tillman, 17yo, of 1101 Richwood Road #2, apt 186, Monroe, LA. The burglaries occurred in the housing...
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West Monroe Homicide Arrest

The victim in the West Monroe homicide has been identified as Steve Brown, 22yo, of 1002 South 7th Street, Monroe. During the early morning hours of April 18, 2013, the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting complaint at a vacant residence in the 200 block of Central Street...
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Attempted 2nd Degree Murder Arrest

On April 15, 2013 the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office was called to a residence at 2000 Evans Avenue, Monroe. The initial investigation revealed that the suspect, Eric Benjamin, 43yo, had crashed a vehicle into the residence in an effort to strike a male victim. Benjamin struck the residence twice injuring...
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