TRAFFIC INCIDENT, PURSUIT, AGGRAVATED FLIGHT – I.C.E. ARREST
TRAFFIC INCIDENT, PURSUIT, AGGRAVATED FLIGHT
I.C.E. ARREST– KEITH A. SMITH
NAPOLEONVILLE – Assumption Parish Sheriff Leland Falcon reports the arrest of Keith A. Smith, 38, of 167 ALS Trailer Court, Gray, LA, on warrants charging him with multiple counts arising from an incident on August 25, 2023, on LA 398 near LA 1010 in Labadieville.
On the aforementioned date at 1:15 a.m., an I.C.E. assigned deputy observed a vehicle commit a traffic violation and attempted a stop of that vehicle. The suspect vehicle turned into a private driveway. As the deputy approached the vehicle, the suspect drove through the yard then re-entered LA 398 and headed east. The deputy pursued the suspect at speeds exceeding 100 mph. The vehicle turned southbound onto LA 1. The suspect vehicle crashed near Thibodaux and the driver fled on foot.
Deputies seized the vehicle and conducted an open-air sniff which alerted as positive for controlled dangerous substances. During a search of the vehicle, a quantity of marijuana was confiscated.
Deputies were able to identify the driver as Keith A. Smith. Warrants were obtained for Smith’s arrest.
Keith A. Smith was transferred to the custody of the Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office today and was booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center on charges of:
*Aggravated Flight from an Officer
*Possession of Marijuana
*Speeding – General Speed Law
*Resisting an Officer – (2 Counts)
*No Driver’s License
Keith A. Smith 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) 369-7281.