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Additional arrests made in Daisy Lynn Landry homicide investigation

Posted at 9:34 AM, Aug 01, 2019
and last updated 2019-08-01 10:44:50-04

LAFAYETTE, La. - Additional arrests have been made in reference to the Daisy Lynn Landry homicide investigation.

On Wednesday July 31, 2019, detectives with the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division arrested Matthew Perez, 26, and Devan Dufour , 26. They have been charged with obstruction of justice, according to Valerie Ponseti, Public Affairs, Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office.

Malik Davis, 23, is the primary suspect charged in the murder of Jacqueline "Daisy Lynn" Landry, 18, who went missing in May 2017. While Landry's body has yet to be found, Davis has been indicted in her murder. Davis was arrested on May 31, 2017, and has been held since then on a $250,000 bond.

Based on the nature of the investigation, no additional details about these charges are available at this time, added Ponseti.

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