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On 1/22/08,
investigators from the Middle Louisiana Fugitive Task Force arrested Antoine
Sims. Sims was wanted by the Baton Rouge (Louisiana) Police Department for
attempted 1st Degree Murder, aggravated kidnapping, false
imprisonment, aggravated battery, and theft. Sims is alleged to have held
several victims at gun point in an attempt to get money owed to an associate.
Sims is accused of chasing one victim down and shooting him several times as the
victim tried to escape. MLFTF members obtained information that Sims was at a
residence in Gonzales, Louisiana and responded to the scene. MLFTF members
observed Sims outside of the residence and took him into custody without
incident. Also on 1/22/08,
investigators from the Middle Louisiana Fugitive Task Force arrested Shawn
Hammond. Hammond was wanted by the St. Tammany Parish (Louisiana) Sheriff’s
Office (STPSO) for 2nd Degree Murder. Hammond and another associate are accused
of shooting incident that resulted in the death of a man in Covington, Louisiana
in November of 2007. The STPSO, working through the East Baton Rouge Parish
Sheriff’s Office, contacted the MLFTF and requested assistance in locating and
arresting Hammond. MLFTF investigators obtained information that Hammond was at
a residence in Baker, Louisiana and responded to the scene. MLFTF members
contacted Hammond at the residence and took him into custody without incident. |
