Louisiana Man Arrested for Attempted Second Degree Murder After Intentionally Causing Crash
Published June 07, 2022
Louisiana Man Arrested for Attempted Second Degree Murder After Intentionally Causing Crash
Louisiana – On June 6, 2022, Louisiana State Police reported that on June 5, 2022, just before 9:00 a.m., Troopers from LSP Troop G arrested 52-year-old Earl Lewis IV of Cotton Valley, Louisiana. Lewis was wanted on a fugitive warrant for Attempted Second Degree Murder. The investigation began on May 5, 2022, when Troopers responded to a single-vehicle crash on I-20 near LA Hwy 9 in Bienville Parish. The initial investigation revealed that a 2003 Saturn Vue was traveling west on I-20 when it ran off the road and overturned.
The unrestrained driver was taken to a nearby hospital and treated for non-life threatening injuries. Lewis, an unrestrained passenger, was taken to a nearby hospital for non-life threatening injuries. During the course of the crash investigation, Troopers determined Lewis intentionally interfered with the vehicle’s steering after becoming enraged with the driver. As a result of this action, the driver was unable to avoid the crash.
Troopers were able to obtain a warrant for Attempted Second Degree Murder from the Bienville Parish District Court.
Troopers were able to locate Lewis in Cotton Valley on June 5, 2022, with the assistance of the Cotton Valley, Louisiana Police Department and the Webster Parish Sheriff’s Office. Lewis was apprehended as a fugitive from Bienville Parish. He was arrested and booked into the Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center before being extradited to the Bienville Parish Jail.
The investigation is still open and ongoing. At this time, no additional information is available.
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