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Louisiana State Police News Release
Date Posted: 11/19/2009 |
Troop C
(Update) Houma Police Officer Involved Shooting
LOUISIANA STATE POLICE
COURTESY LOYALTY SERVICE
Colonel Michael D. Edmonson, Superintendent
News Release
November 16, 2009
** UPDATE **
Houma Police Officer Involved Shooting
A suspect, who was involved in a pursuit with Houma Police Officers Kelly Champagne and Keith Besson that resulted in a shooting, was release from University Hospital in New Orleans. Wendell Coby Matthews was release on Sunday, November 15, 2009 into the custody of the Louisiana State Police Criminal Investigative Division. Wendell Coby Matthews, 25, of Chauvin, La. was booked into the Orleans Parish Jail with $5,000,000.00 bond and waits extradition back to Terrebonne Parish. Wendell Coby Matthews booked on the following charges:
Careless Operation
Aggravated Flight from an Officer
Resisting an Officer
Resisting a Police Officer with Force or Violence
Attempted First Degree Murder of a Police Officer
Illegal Possession of a Stolen Firearm
Illegal Use of a Weapon
Illegal Carrying of a Weapon
Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon
These charges are a result of Houma Police Officers Kelly Champagne and Keith Besson attempting to stop a 1998 KIA sport, driven by Wendell Coby Matthews, 25, of Chauvin, on Bayouside Drive in Chauvin, La. During the traffic stop a foot pursuit between Officer Champagne and Matthews occurred. After the foot pursuit, Matthews resisted arrest, at which time Officer Champagne deployed his TASER and Matthews produced a gun and fired several shots at Officer Champagne. Officer Champagne returned fire and wounded Matthews.
The investigation continues by the Louisiana State Police Criminal Investigative Division.
Contact Information:
M/T Bryan Zeringue
Public Information Officer
Louisiana State Police
Office: (985) 857-3683
Cell: (985) 855-0241 |
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