ST. LANDRY PARISH — UPDATE: Benjamin Philip Baquet, 30, has been booked in connection with the death of a seven-week-old baby.
Last month, St. Landry Crime Stoppers asked the public for help in locating Baquet, who was wanted for second-degree murder in connection with the baby's 2017 death, which doctors attributed to "shaken baby syndrome." Baquet was indicted in St. Landry Parish in November 2025 for the slaying.
Records show Baquet has been booked by St. Landry Parish Sheriff's deputies on a charge of second-degree murder.
At the time of last month's announcement, deputies said that they had "very reliable information" that Baquet might be in the Acadiana area for the holidays.
“This information was also put out to area Crime Stoppers entities and law enforcement across a multi-state area, once it was learned that Baquet was on the run. Alert law enforcement in the Scott County area of Kentucky located him at a residence in Georgetown, Kentucky and took him into custody," said St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz. “We are grateful for the efforts of everyone that provided information and especially to the law enforcement officers in Kentucky that helped bring this man to justice.”
Anyone with additional information about this crime or any other is encouraged to call the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office at 337-948-6516. You may also call Crime Stoppers at 337-948-TIPS, download the P3 app on your mobile device or simply dial **TIPS on your mobile phone to tip. All calls are anonymous and you can earn a cash reward for information leading to an arrest.
