THIRD DEGREE RAPE

THIRD DEGREE RAPE – JAMAL LEE STARKS

LABADIEVILLE – Assumption Parish Sheriff Leland Falcon reports the arrest of Jamal Lee Starks, 23, of 117 Violet Street, Labadieville, La., in connection with a sex crimes investigation.

On July 28, 2020, deputies responded to a rape complaint which allegedly occurred at a residence on Violet Street.

Detectives initiated an investigation in which the juvenile victim reported that she had been raped on two occasions in June of 2020 at the Violet Street location.

Detectives secured evidence supporting the victim’s allegations. The victim identified Jamal Lee Starks as the offender.

Based on the results of the investigation, detectives requested and obtained an arrest warrant charging Starks with the crime.

Jamal Starks turned himself in to Detectives on Monday and was booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center on charges of:

*Third Degree Rape (2 Counts)

Jamal Lee Starks remains incarcerated pending a bond hearing.

For additional information concerning this News Release, contact Sheriff Leland Falcon or Public Information Officer, Lonny Cavalier at 985-369-7281.