ATTEMPTED TRAFFIC STOP, AGGRAVATED FLIGHT, I.C.E. ARREST

ATTEMPTED TRAFFIC STOP, AGGRAVATED FLIGHT, I.C.E. ARREST – ANTORY MENARD BEASLEY, JR.

PLATTENVILLE – Assumption Parish Sheriff Leland Falcon reports the arrest of Antory Menard Beasley, Jr., 20, of 133 Bertrand St., Napoleonville, La., on felony charges arising from an attempted traffic stop, turned aggravated flight, originating near Plattenville on Sunday evening.

A uniformed patrol deputy assigned to the I.C.E. Detail observed a vehicle commit a traffic violation and attempted a stop of that vehicle. The suspect vehicle was observed southbound on LA.308 when the deputy attempted the stop.

The driver continued onto the Spur 70 bridge eventually crossing onto LA.1 turning southbound. The driver turned onto Bertrand St., then parked in a private driveway. The driver walked away from deputies and then physically resisted deputies efforts to take him into custody. The driver now identified as Antory Menard Beasley, Jr. was arrested. Deputies seized a large caliber handgun from the suspect vehicle. Antory Menard Beasley, Jr., could not legally possess a firearm due to his status as a convicted felon.

Antory Menard Beasley, Jr. was booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center on charges of:
*Aggravated Flight from an Officer
*Resisting an Officer with Force or Violence – 2 Counts
*Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon
*Speeding – 63 Miles Per Hour in a 45 Miles Per Hour Speed Zone

Antory Menard Beasley, Jr. remains incarcerated pending a bond hearing.

For additional information concerning this News Release, contact Sheriff Leland Falcon or Public Information Officer, Lonny Cavalier at (985) 498-9353 or (985) 369-2912.