GUN LAW VIOLATIONS

GUN LAW VIOLATIONS – RUDY JOSEPH ALBARADO, JR.

PIERRE PART – Assumption Parish Sheriff Leland Falcon reports the arrest of Rudy Joseph Albarado, Jr., 52, of 111 Rue De Kajun Road, Pierre Part, LA, on felony gun law violations arising out of a Tuesday evening incident in Pierre Part.

Deputies were dispatched to the aforementioned address in reference to the accused stating that there were individuals walking around his house and creating noises.

The deputy interviewed two neighbors and the accused and conducted a perimeter search but found no evidence of any criminal activity. The deputy departed the area.

About 45 minutes later, the deputy was contacted by a neighbor indicating they had heard a gunshot.

The deputy returned to the residence and found that Rudy Joseph Albarado, Jr. had discharged a shotgun from inside his residence into an entrance / exit doorway. The suspect again reiterated his prior complaint. Again, the complaint was not supported by any factual basis or physical evidence.

Communications contacted the deputy and informed him that Albarado was a convicted felon.

Rudy Joseph Albarado, Jr. was arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center on charges of:

*Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon
*Illegal Use of Weapons or Dangerous Instrumentalities

Deputies seized two firearms.

Rudy Joseph Albarado, Jr. remains incarcerated pending a bond hearing.

For additional information concerning this News Release, contact Sheriff Leland Falcon or Public Information Officer, Lonny Cavalier at 985-369-7281.