Alleged Cypress Thief Gets Busted

A Church Point man is behind bars after he was arrested for stealing cypress boards.  Acadia Parish Sheriff's Deputies charged 34-year-old Ronnie Paul Bertrand with the theft.

The allegations are that he took items that were valued at more than $1,500 in a robbery that took place near Church Point on August 14th.

Bertrand was booked in the Acadia Parish Jail with bond set at $10,000.