POINTE COUPEE PARISH, La. (WAFB) – Six people are in custody after a multi-agency operation targeting suspected child predators, according to preliminary information from the Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriffs Office.The Sheriff’s office says it worked with the Attorney General’s office and other agencies. Investigators are looking into an attempt to meet up with a 15-year-old in Pointe Coupee Parish. Authorities said 10 warrants were issued as part of Operation False Identity. Six people have been arrested, while four others remained outstanding as of the latest information provided by authorities.Authorities identified those arrested as Devon Ritchie of Oak Grove; Jaden Barnes of Vidalia; Dilan Matthews of Maringouin; Brian Covington of Meadville, Mississippi; and Randall Lewis of Baton Rouge. Sheriff Thibodeaux says the latest arrest out of Pearl, Mississippi, came late Friday afternoon. WAFB is still waiting on his name and mugshot. Devon Ritchie(Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff’s Office)Jaden Barnes(Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff’s Office)Dilan Matthews(Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff’s Office)Brian Covington(Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff’s Office)Randall Lewis(Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff’s Office)According to arrest information provided by authorities, Ritchie, Barnes, and Lewis each face one count of indecent behavior and one count of computer-aided solicitation of a minor. Matthews faces two counts each of indecent behavior and computer-aided solicitation of a minor, along with a resisting-an-officer charge, authorities said. Covington faces one count of indecent behavior and a charge of resisting an officer for failure to identify, according to the arrest information.The Sheriff’s Office has not released additional details about the remaining warrants or the allegations in the investigation. All charges are accusations, and the cases will proceed through the judicial system.
Louisiana Sheriffs and our ICAC Task Force are the tip of the spear when it comes to hunting down child predators and putting them behind bars where they belong. Great work by Sheriff Thibodeaux, the Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff’s Office, and all our law enforcement partners.
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