UPDATE:
In less than 24 hours all four were in custody.
The Red River Sheriff’s Office supplied details of their capture.
Shortly after midnight on May 15, 2022 all suspects were apprehended in Houston, Texas by the Houston Police Department’s (HPD) Midwest Crime Suppression Team.
In a joint effort by the Red River Parish Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division, the LA State Police Troop G Investigations Unit, the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office, the LA Fusion Center and the Houston Police Department‘s Crime Suppression Team, the unoccupied getaway car driven by Victoria Tune was located in the parking lot of a Houston motel where it was kept under surveillance by HPD for several hours.
Eventually all four suspects, being driven by one of the suspect’s relatives, returned to the vehicle where they were surrounded and taken into custody by HPD’s Crime Suppression Team. All suspects will be extradited back to Louisiana where they will face additional charges reference the escape.
ORIGINAL:
Louisiana State Police is asking for the public’s help in locating three juveniles, 17-year-old Tyjuan Lafitte, 17-year-old Na’varaya Lane, 15-year-old Jeremiah Durham, who escaped from the Ware Youth Center in Coushatta, LA. Lafitte is incarcerated for attempted first degree murder. Lane is incarcerated for attempted second degree murder. Durham is incarnated for armed robbery. All three are considered dangerous. In addition, we are asking for assistance in locating 21-year-old Victoria Tune.
On May 14, 2022, just before 3 a.m., Lafitte, Durham, and Lane escaped from Ware Youth Center, with the help of Tune, an employee at Ware Youth Center. They are believed to be in a white Pontiac G6, which is displaying Louisiana license plate VWY296 and has a missing rear bumper.
All four have ties to the Shreveport, Bossier, and DeSoto Parish areas. Anyone with any information concerning the whereabouts of Durham, Lafitte, Lane, or Tune is asked to contact Louisiana State Police Troop G at 318-741-7411, 911, or their local law enforcement agency. Durham, Lafitte, and Lane are all wanted for simple escape, and Tune is wanted for three counts of accessory to simple escape
The investigation remains active and ongoing. No further information is available, at this time.
