Suspect Wanted for Attempted Murder in July Shooting arrested near Lafayette

Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre and Golden Meadow Chief of Police Reggie Pitre announced Benjamin Sanchez (age 24), wanted for attempted murder in connection to a July shooting incident in Golden Meadow, was located and arrested on Friday, January 8 in Scott, Louisiana, just outside of Lafayette.

Benjamin Sanchez
Benjamin Sanchez

Shortly after 2 p.m. on July 26, 2015, deputies and officers from the Golden Meadow Police Department as well as Port Fourchon Harbor Police responded after receiving a call that a man had been shot in the stomach on Pierce Street in Golden Meadow. The suspect, Benjamin Sanchez had fled the scene. Through investigation, detectives learned Sanchez and the victim were involved in a brief verbal altercation when Sanchez pulled out a handgun and shot the victim in the stomach. The victim’s condition was initially extremely critical, but he has since recovered. Deputies searched the area but were unable to locate Sanchez.

Then on Friday, January 8, 2016, officers with the Scott Police Department received information of Sanchez’s whereabouts in their jurisdiction. A detective set up surveillance, and with the assistance of the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office Intelligence Unit, officers confirmed Sanchez was present inside the home alone. Officers formed a perimeter around the residence and attempted to call Sanchez from the residence, but the attempts were unsuccessful. At 4:44 p.m., officers obtained a search warrant and the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office Special Response Team entered the residence and took Sanchez into custody. He was then booked into the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center to await transfer to Lafourche Parish.

On Monday, January 11, Sanchez was transported to the Lafourche Parish Detention Center in Thibodaux where he was booked on active warrants for Attempted First Degree Murder and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, as well as three counts of Contempt of Court, one of which is in the Town of Golden Meadow’s jurisdiction. He is being held in lieu of $302,000 bond, as well as a $300 cash bond for the Golden Meadow warrant. He has also been ordered to pay $952.50 in fines and costs stemming from another of the contempt warrants.

Suspect Wanted for Attempted Murder in July Shooting arrested near Lafayette