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Armed Robbery suspects arrested

Friday, January 14, 2005

On Sunday January 9th 2005, at approximately 2:30am the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office responded to an Armed Robbery call in the 100 Block of Windward St. Upon arrival deputies spoke to the victim's (a 30 year old female and a 30 year old male) who advised that they were robbed at their residence by four black males, who were armed with guns and a bat. The suspects knocked on the victim's door then produced the weapons and struck the victim's several times until they gave up their money. The victim's suffered minor injuries and were treated and released.

Within hours Sheriff's Office Detectives were able to identify and arrest three of the suspects 21 year old Ricky Jones, 20 year old Leonard Dorn, and 22 year old Curtis Angelle, all of Lafayette. The fourth suspect has been identified as 22-year-old Ventrell Wright of Abbeville; he is still at large and may be in the Abbeville area. Detectives are asking for your assistance in locating him, if anyone has any information please call Lafayette Sheriff's Office at 232-9211 or Lafayette Crime Stoppers at 232-Tips.



Lt. Craig Stansbury
Public Information Officer
Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office
337-236-5876