LAFAYETTE, La. – There is no longer an active police presence on Begnaud Drive in Lafayette after a suspect barricaded himself in a home Monday afternoon.
U.S. Marshals were trying to serve a warrant to Jeremy Malonson on Begnaud Drive. Melanson was wanted for aggravated rape.
According to Lafayette Police Department (LPD) spokesperson Sgt. Robin Green, the suspect has barricaded himself in the residence, and LPD Swat assisted the U.S. Marshals in the arrest.
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