Eyewitnesses were shocked to see police with guns drawn on I-10 in Lafayette as authorities made a dramatic arrest on Sunday (Mar. 19). A man was being taken into custody by local authorities, who later discovered that the traffic stop was connected to a separate incident that started in Abbeville, where a Denham Springs man was been arrested after he allegedly raped his ex-girlfriend at gunpoint in her home. Officers with the Abbeville Police Department say they responded to the call shortly after 1:00 p.m. Sunday afternoon. When they arrived at the home on Schlessinger Street, the victim told that Mathew Scott went to her house with a handgun and sexually attacked her. Officers then put out a BOLO for Scott and a description of the vehicle he was driving. He was eventually stopped by detectives with the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office, assisted by State Police, on Interstate 10 before the University Street exit. Scott was then arrested and taken into custody on a warrant for First Degree Rape and False Imprisonment.
Police Arrest Man on I-10 for Alleged Rape at Gunpoint in Abbeville
Eyewitnesses were taken aback by a dramatic scene on I-10 in Lafayette on Sunday, March 19th, as multiple law enforcement agencies made a surprising arrest. While driving near University Avenue in Lafayette, Ashlyn Hanks and her friends saw a large police presence with guns drawn in the opposite lanes of the interstate. As they got closer, they realized that a compact SUV had been stopped in the middle of the interstate.
A video posted to Hanks’ Facebook page shows a man being taken into custody by local authorities. It was later revealed that the traffic stop was connected to a separate incident that took place in Abbeville, where a Denham Springs man had been arrested for allegedly raping his ex-girlfriend at gunpoint in her home.
According to the KPEL News team, the Abbeville Police Department responded to the victim’s call shortly after 1:00 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. When they arrived at the home on Schlessinger Street, the victim stated that Mathew Scott, 33, had gone to her house with a handgun and sexually assaulted her. She ended up consenting to a rape kit at Abbeville General Hospital.
The officers issued a BOLO for Scott and the vehicle he was driving, and he was eventually stopped by detectives with the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office, assisted by State Police, on Interstate 10 before the University Street exit. Scott was taken into custody on a warrant for first-degree rape and false imprisonment, and he is currently being held in the Vermilion Parish Correctional Facility with a total bond of $200,000.
This story is still developing, and more information will be provided when available.
Note: The original report on this incident can be found here: https://1079ishot.com/denham-springs-man-accused-of-raping-ex-girlfriend-at-gunpoint-in-her-abbeville-home/
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