TRAFFIC STOP – POSSESSION OF STOLEN FIREARM

TRAFFIC STOP – POSSESSION OF STOLEN FIREARM – JACOBY J. EALEM, TREVON GILLARD – I.C.E. ARREST

NAPOLEONVILLE – Assumption Parish Sheriff Leland Falcon reports the arrests of Jacoby J. Ealem, 28, of 315 Lafourche Street, Donaldsonville, LA and Trevon R. Gillard, 19, of 409 Lafourche Street, Donaldsonville, LA, on felony gun law violations following a Saturday night traffic stop in Napoleonville, LA.

An I.C.E. assigned unit observed a vehicle with an equipment violation and initiated a stop of that vehicle.

The deputy made contact with the driver, now identified as Trevon Gillard. Both the driver and passenger were interviewed. At some point, it was determined that Jacoby J. Ealem was wanted in Assumption Parish on a warrant for domestic abuse battery.

Further investigation resulted in the seizure of a large caliber handgun reported stolen in 2018 in Ascension Parish.

As a result of the investigation, both Ealem and Gillard were arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center as follows:

-Trevor R. Gillard was charged on counts of:
*Illegal Possession of a Stolen Firearm
*No Tail Lamps

Trevor R. Gillard was released on a $25,000 bond.

-Jacoby J. Ealem was charged on counts of:
*Failure to Appear – Domestic Abuse Battery
*Illegal Possession of a Stolen Firearm

Jacoby J. Ealem was released on a $27,000 bond.

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