TRAFFIC INCIDENT – PURSUIT – I.C.E. ARREST

TRAFFIC INCIDENT – PURSUIT – I.C.E. ARREST
DONALD J. HERBERT

BELLE ROSE – Assumption Parish Sheriff Leland Falcon reports the arrest of Donald J. Herbert, 33, of 165 Highway 1003, Klotzville, LA, on felony aggravated flight charges arising from a pursuit that originated on LA 1 South of Belle Rose on Monday evening.

A uniformed patrol officer observed a southbound vehicle on LA 1 commit a traffic violation and attempted a stop of that vehicle. The suspect driver engaged the deputy in a pursuit situation which lasted several minutes and continued onto LA 1003. The responding deputies were able to successfully terminate the pursuit without incident near LA 70 and LA 996.

The driver now identified as Donald J. Herbert was arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center on charges of:

*Aggravated Flight from an Officer
*Resisting an Officer – (2 Counts)
*Driving on Roadway Laned for Traffic
*Speeding

Donald J. Herbert 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.