YOUNGSVILLE, La. — UPDATE: Dylan Green has been identified as Thelma Thibeaux's grandson.
An update from Youngsville Police Department also added that the chase between Green and YPD ended in a crash involving the stolen vehicle and a police unit.
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One person has been arrested in the murder of a woman in Youngsville.
Dylan Green, 20, was first brought to the attention of Youngsville Police Department when a vehicle was reported stolen from Fourth Street Friday morning. Officers were able to locate the stolen vehicle, and after a chase, Green was arrested.
Officers soon received another call from the same area of Fourth Street about an unresponsive woman. Officers discovered the body of Thelma Thibeaux, 70, inside a home. Her death is being investigated as a murder.
Green is set to be booked into Lafayette Parish Correctional Center facing the following charges:
- Unauthorized use of a motor vehicle
- Aggravated flight from an officer
- First degree murder
This investigation remains ongoing. We will update this story with additional information as it is released.
