The Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office (NPSO) has confirmed that a woman arrested following Wednesday’s 38-mile pursuit on Interstate 49 was using a false identity and is actually a fugitive wanted in Alabama for two counts of attempted murder and arson.
NPSO received a tip on Oct. 31 from a concerned citizen revealing that the female suspect, who initially identified herself as Charidi S. Lopez, is in fact Terry Jo Richardson, 41, of Birmingham, Alabama. Richardson remains in custody at the Rapides Parish Detention Center in Alexandria.
NPSO deputies and communications operators relayed the information to Louisiana State Police Troop E, whose investigators confirmed Richardson’s true identity using the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS). A National Crime Information Center (NCIC) check then revealed her active Alabama warrants…