Louisiana Man Arrested During a Traffic Stop on Numerous Charges Including Battery, Domestic Abuse, Home Invasion

Lafourche Parish, Louisiana - On December 5, 2022, Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced the arrest of Danny Ougel Jr., 39, of Galliano, Louisiana who was wanted for two violent incidents.

Ougel had two outstanding warrants from previous instances. He allegedly forced his way into a Galliano, Louisiana residence on April 22, 2022, and struck a guy in the head with a hammer. Before leaving, he also broke a television. Then, on June 18, 2022, he was involved in a domestic disturbance in which he allegedly strangled the victim in front of a child. Following both incidents, deputies obtained arrest warrants for Ougel.

Deputies in the Larose, Louisiana area reportedly noticed Ougel driving in a vehicle with a switched license plate shortly after 5:15 p.m. on December 2, 2022. Deputies conducted a traffic stop and approached Ougel, who reportedly gave them a bogus identity at first. When deputies informed Ougel that they had previously determined his identity, he acknowledged to using a fictitious name. In addition to the swapped plate, Ougel was discovered to have expired registration and no insurance on the vehicle.

Ougel was taken into custody and booked into Thibodaux's Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex. He was booked for aggravated battery with a dangerous weapon, domestic abuse battery with strangulation and child endangerment, home invasion, and simple criminal property damage. He was additionally charged with resisting an officer, expired vehicle registration, switched license plate, and no insurance.

The bail amount is set at $205,050.

An arrest is an indication that probable cause exists to believe the subject was involved in the offense alleged. A person is innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.