Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office Investigating Homicide on East Gauthier Road in Lake Charles
Published August 10, 2020
From CPSO – On August 9, 2020, around 10:30 p.m., the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a residence on East Gauthier Road in Lake Charles in reference to a possible homicide. When deputies arrived they located Marc A. Frazier, 37, Lake Charles, deceased inside his residence. During the initial investigation, it was learned there was another man inside the residence when Frazier was killed but he was able to escape the gunfire and went to a nearby residence to call for help.
Detectives later learned Britney E. Pousson, 30, 2187 E. Gauthier Road lot# 574, Lake Charles, was responsible for the death of Frazier. She was arrested and booked into the Calcasieu Correctional Center and charged with 2nd-degree murder; attempted 2nd-degree murder; and home invasion.
The investigation is in the preliminary stages and there is no further information available at this time. The Calcasieu Coroner will determine the cause of death.
CPSO Detective Michael Miller is the lead investigator on this case.
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