Two arrested in Vermilion Parish for theft of scrap metal

According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office PIO Eddie Langlinais, after a month long investigation into the theft of scrap metal from a local scrap yard, the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office’s Criminal Investigation Division has made two arrests.
Warrants were obtained for father and son Michael Rene Watson, 43, and Justice Rene Watson, 21, from Abbeville.
Each were arrested without incident for 3 counts of Felony Theft. Both have been booked into the Vermilion Parish Correctional Center with bond set at $15,000.00 each.