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Name: Michael Ryan Ballard
Date: 3/7/19
Charge(s): Warrant

Name: Cree A Barlow
Date: 3/13/19
Charge(s): Possession of firearm with CDS, Possession of schedule I drug with intent to distribute, Possession of schedule II drug with intent to distribute, Misrepresentation during booking

Name: John W Bendily
Date: 3/13/19
Charge(s): Possession of schedule II drugs

Name: Damien J Benoit
Date: 3/15/19
Charge(s): Misdemeanor theft of goods

Name: Shawna Lee Briley
Date: 3/9/19
Charge(s): Access device fraud

On March 19, 2019 Alvin Wiltz (A.K.A. Gator) turned himself in at the Vermilion Parish Correctional Center. Mr. Wiltz was wanted by the Abbeville Police Department after a shooting which occurred on March 12, 2019 near the intersection of N. Bailey Street and Clover Street.
Mr. Wiltz was booked on a warrant for Attempted 2nd Degree Murder. Mr. Wiltz’s bond has been set at $250,000.00.
Additional charges against Mr. Wiltz are anticipated.

On Thursday morning, Vermilion Parish officials cut the ribbon on the new LSU AgCenter Extension office building in Abbeville, more than two-and-a-half years after the old building became a casualty of historic flooding.
AgCenter agents have been operating out of the building, located on West Port Street, after moving in a few weeks ago. Vermilion Parish 4-H is also centralized in the building.
“We are enjoying this building,” LSU AgCenter agent Andrew Granger said. “It’s going to be great for the people of Vermilion Parish.”