Rocks thrown at vehicles leads to arrests for Aggravated Criminal Damage to Property Arrests in Vermilion Parish

The Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office was able to locate and arrest the people who were allegedly throwing large rocks from their vehicle and hitting vehicles going in the opposite directions.
According to Eddie Langlinais, Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer, Crime Stoppers Coordinator, and Violent Crimes Task Force Director, on March 15, the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office received several reports of criminal damage to vehicles involving objects being thrown from an oncoming vehicle on La. Hwy 92 and La. 699 near Maurice.
Deputies discovered that large rocks were thrown out of a moving vehicle, striking vehicles passing on the opposing direction. The vehicles sustained damages such as broken windshields, broken headlights and multiple dents.
After an investigation by the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division (CID), Rontrel Broussard (B/M, DOB: 6/11/2002 of Maurice,) was arrested for eight counts of Aggravated Criminal Damage to Property (bond set for $20,000).
Two 17-year-old juveniles are also being charged for the incidents and were released to the custody of their parents.