UPDATE: All eight escaped inmates have been captured.
In an update from Louisiana State Police, Krisean Salinas, Destin Brogan and Kopelon Vicknair have been apprehended, bringing all the inmates back into custody.
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UPDATE: Two more of the eight escaped inmates were captured: Kevin Slaughter, 25 and Kolin Loney, 21.
Three inmates remain fugitives:
- Destin Brogan, 22
- Krisean Salinas, 21
- Kopelon Vicknair, 19
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UPDATE: State Police tell us that eight inmates escaped from Riverbend Detention Center Thursday, and so far three have been recaptured.
At approximately 1:20 a.m., the following inmates were reported missing from the Riverbend Detention Center:
Fugitives / Not in Custody
· Destin Brogan, 22
· Kevin Slaughter, 25
· Kolin Looney, 21
· Krisean Salinas, 21
· Kopelon Vicknair, 19
Located / In Custody
· Savon Wheeler, 31 – Captured and in custody
· Hugo Molino, 27 – Captured and in custody
· Trenton Taplin, 29 – Captured and in custody
"All fugitives are considered violent offenders. Do not approach under any circumstances. If you observe or have information regarding their whereabouts, contact law enforcement immediately," troopers say. "Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of the fugitives is urged to contact Louisiana State Police Troop F at 318-345-0000 or the East Carroll Parish Sheriff’s Office at 318-559-2800."
Three of the men are accused of crimes in Acadiana, to read about that, scroll down. You can read about the others, who are accused of Baton Rouge crimes, here.
Information may also be provided anonymously through the Louisiana State Police online reporting system by visiting lsp.org and selecting “Report Suspicious or Criminal Activity [speed-online.dps.la.gov],” or by calling the LSP Fusion Center Hotline at 1-800-434-8007.
This remains an active investigation, and additional updates will be released as information becomes available.
Here's our original story:
Six inmates escaped Thursday night from the River Bend Detention Center in Lake Providence, Louisiana.
Two of the inmates, Kolin Looney and Kopelon Vicknair, are in jail for alleged crimes committed in Lafayette Parish, according to court records. A third was arrested a year ago in St. Mary Parish. For more information on that, scroll down.
The East Carroll Parish Sheriff’s Office’s entire force, along with several other surrounding agencies, is actively searching for the escapees.
Their names and photos are shown below.
- Kopleon Vicknair
- Kolin Looney
- Destin Brogan
- Krisean Salinas
- Kevin Slaughter
- Trenton Taplin
Records at the Lafayette Parish Clerk of Court's Office indicate that Vicknair pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of manslaughter in September, after having been indicted on a murder charge in the January 2024 slaying of Justin Broussard, 18, of Arnaudville, in downtown Lafayette. He was in court in Lafayette on Wednesday, when his sentencing was re-set for February. To read about the shooting, click here.
Clerk records show that Looney hasn't been convicted of anything in Lafayette Parish. He has two pending cases in district court; one accusing him of second-degree murder in the January 2024 slaying of Paul Bernard Jr., 18, in Broussard. He has a trial set in that case in March. In another case, he's facing five counts of aggravated assault involving a machine gun type airsoft gun, and two counts contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile. In that case, there's a pretrial hearing set for March.
Salinas, 20, was arrested in St. Mary Parish in January 2025, and booked with aggravated flight, theft, reckless operation, no driver's license, aggravated obstruction of a highway, speeding, improper lane usage and no inspection sticker. He was also booked on warrants from Morgan City, Terrebonne Parish and Houma.
This is a developing story; we'll update it as we have new information.
