Arrest made in Lydia homicide

The Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested Damon Smith on a warrant for Second Degree Murder in connection with an investigation stemming from March 17, 2026. Tristan Abernathy, 21, was found dead inside a home on Ponderosa Drive in Lydia.

Damon Smith, 24, was booked Monday on the charge of:

• Second Degree Murder (14:30.1)…

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