WARRANT – FAILURE TO APPEAR, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT

WARRANT – FAILURE TO APPEAR, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
ADAM LEROY HUNT

NAPOLEONVILLE – Assumption Parish Sheriff Leland Falcon reports the arrest of Adam Leroy Hunt, 36, of 129 Highway 401, Napoleonville, LA, on aggravated assault charges arising from a Thursday afternoon incident west of Napoleonville.

Deputies responded to a disturbance call in the 100 block of LA 401 and made contact with several parties including Adam Leroy Hunt. The deputy interviewed several witnesses including Hunt.

At the conclusion of those interviews, deputies concluded that probable cause existed to arrest Adam Leroy Hunt on a charge of aggravated assault with a machete. Deputies did recover the weapon.

While conducting a criminal records check, deputies determined that Adam Leroy Hunt was wanted on a warrant for Failure to Appear in Court in Assumption Parish. Adam Leroy Hunt had previously been arrested on charges of Prohibited Acts and Possession of a Schedule II Controlled Dangerous Substance. As a result of that arrest, Adam Leroy Hunt was ordered to appear in court on September 28, 2022. Adam Leroy Hunt failed to honor the required court appearance resulting in a warrant being issued for his arrest on September 29, 2022.

Adam Leroy Hunt was arrested at the site of the Thursday afternoon disturbance and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center on charges of:

*Aggravated Assault
*Failure to Appear – Assumption Parish

Adam Leroy Hunt remains incarcerated with bond set at $76,201.50.

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.