(Washington, LA) – St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz says his deputies and deputies from the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office were able to catch a man wanted for leading them on a chase and breaking into a home.
The wild incident began to unfold on the night of Friday, June 26, when Guidroz says 23-year-old Ethan Cole Ellis was in a stolen vehicle, deputies were chasing that vehicle, and then the tale of events turned wilder.
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How a St. Landry Parish Police Chase Started
Guidroz says the situation began when a burglary was reported in the Grand Prairie area. He says Ellis was in a stolen vehicle, fleeing the police, abandoned that car in a yard, and broke into a home.
Sheriff Guidroz says,…