Vermilion Parish Crime Stoppers Tips Leads Authorities to Suspect

(KPEL News) - A tip to the Vermilion Parish Crime Stoppers program helped the United States Marshals Service and the Lafayette Police Department Special Investigations Division to nabbed the drug suspect in Lafayette.

According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office, once a tip came into the Vermilion Crime Stoppers Program, the U.S. Marshal's Office and Lafayette Police Officers were able to seek out and capture a man wanted for four years in Vermilion Parish.

He was being sought since 2021.

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Who Was Apprehended?

Vermilion Parish Sheriff Eddie Langlinais says 41-year-old Janus Reaux was apprehended in Lafayette on Tuesday, September 2.

Reaux was being sought by multiple law enforcement agencies in the area, and the man had numerous warrants for failure to appear in court.

When he was captured, officials confiscated the drugs and money derived from drug sales, they say.

What Charges Was The Fugitive Booked For?

The man was booked into the Vermilion Parish Jail on the following charges:

• Possession with Intent to Distribute Schedule I (Marijuana)
• Possession with Intent to Distribute Schedule I (Marijuana THC Cartridges)
• Possession with Intent to Distribute Schedule I (Marijuana Edibles)
• Possession with Intent to Distribute Schedule I (Synthetic Marijuana)
• Possession with Intent to Distribute Schedule I (MDMA)
• Possession with Intent to Distribute Schedule II (Crack Cocaine)
• Possession with Intent to Distribute Schedule II (Oxymorphone)
• Possession with Intent to Distribute Schedule II (Methamphetamine)
• Possession with Intent to Distribute Schedule II (Oxycodone)
• Possession with Intent to Distribute Schedule III (Suboxone)
• Possession with Intent to Distribute Schedule III (Sublingual)
• Transactions Involving Drug Proceeds
• Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

According to Langlinais, Reaux's bond was set by the judge at $378,000.

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Sheriff Langlinais says he was being sought for all that time, and he was featured multiple times on segments of Crime Stoppers of Vermilion.

His capture by the U.S. Marshal's Service was without incident, and he was taken to be booked into the Vermilion Parish Jail.

The investigation continues.

Contacting Crime Stoppers of Vermilion To Report Crime

If you know of the whereabouts of a fugitive or criminal activity, you can contact the Vermilion Crime Stoppers Program anonymously to give law enforcement the information.

You can call them at 337-740-TIPS (8477) or download and use the P3 app on any mobile device.

If your information leads to an arrest, you might earn a cash reward.

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