![Body Found In Scott Id’d As Man Evading Police](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2014/02/Police-Tape-iStock.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Body Found In Scott Id’d As Man Evading Police
Scott Police have identified the man found dead in a pond near Interstate 10 Wednesday.
Police Chief Chad Leger said 36-year-old Larry Carmouche of, Breaux Bridge, was stopped by State Police on I-10 on February 25 for driving erratically.
Suspecting impairment, troopers were in the process of conducting a field sobriety test when Carmouche fled on foot.
Troopers, Scott Police officers, and a Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office K-9 unit attempted top locate Carmouche to no avail.
On Wednesday, two men fishing located Carmouche's body floating in the pond and alerted police of their discovery.
Investigators believe Carmouche drowned in the pond while attempting to hide from officers.
More From News Talk 96.5 KPEL
![Child That Drowned Behind Louisiana Welcome Center Identified, 1-Year-Old Brother Also Found](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/07/attachment-Untitled-design-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Louisiana State Police Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Lafayette Parish](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2018/10/State-Police-Crime-Scene-21.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Identity of Body Found in Port Allen Identified as Missing Lafayette Woman](http://townsquare.media/site/33/files/2023/02/attachment-Missing-Woman.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Can You Help Scott Police Identify a Burglary Suspect?](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2022/12/attachment-Scott-Robbery-Suspect-Pic-2-Photo-courtesy-of-Scott-Police.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Juvenile Arrested in Connection to Breaux Bridge Homicide](http://townsquare.media/site/33/files/2021/08/attachment-RS20081_GettyImages-1124599161.jpeg?w=980&q=75)
![17-Year-Old’s Body Found at Paragon Casino Resort Monday Morning](http://townsquare.media/site/33/files/2022/10/attachment-Paragon-Casino-Resort.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Body Found in Mississippi River on Monday Morning](http://townsquare.media/site/182/files/2019/03/GettyImages-485148582.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Louisiana Woman Arrested After Human Remains Found Underneath Unoccupied Home](http://townsquare.media/site/33/files/2021/02/RS2668_91615624.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Second Man’s Body Recovered From Toledo Bend, Both Men Identified](http://townsquare.media/site/33/files/2022/03/attachment-Boat-Recovery-on-Toledo-Bend-Lake.jpg?w=980&q=75)