TRAFFIC INCIDENT – PURSUIT

TRAFFIC INCIDENT – PURSUIT – JEREMY ANDRE HARRY

NAPOLEONVILLE – Assumption Parish Sheriff Leland Falcon reports the arrest of Jeremy Andre Harry, 24, of 7354 Freetown Street, St. James, LA, on felony charges arising from an attempted traffic stop turned pursuit on the night of May 9, 2023 originating on LA 70 East.

A uniformed patrol deputy observed an eastbound vehicle on LA 70 commit multiple traffic violations and attempted to conduct a stop of that vehicle. The suspect driver accelerated and engaged the deputy in a pursuit situation at speeds in excess of 110 miles per hour. The vehicle continued on until turning into a driveway in St. James Parish. The deputy observed the suspect driver enter another vehicle and fleeing the area.

The deputy located evidence identifying the driver as well as a quantity of suspected marijuana and assorted drug paraphernalia.

Deputies obtained arrest warrants for Jeremy Andre Harry.

On Monday, Jeremy Andre Harry was arrested by St. James Parish Sheriff’s Deputies. Harry was transported to Assumption Parish and booked into the detention center on charges of:

*Aggravated Flight from an Officer
*Possession of Marijuana
*Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
*Driving Under a Suspended Driver’s License
*Speeding
*Flight from an Officer
*Driving on Roadway Laned for Traffic
*Proper Equipment Required on Vehicles

Jeremy Andre Harry 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.