UPDATE: Although it was announced he was scheduled to turn himself in on Wednesday, Opelousas Police PIO Tyrone Abrams has been booked into the parish jail, records show.
The arrest follows Monday’s arrest and booking of Police Chief Graig “Twin” Leblanc and the arrest earlier this month of a third officer, Savannah Butler, in connection with a December shooting incident.
Abrams was booked around 2 p.m. Tuesday with one count malfeasance in office, and one count principal to obstruction of justice. He posted $10,000 bond and was released within the hour, records show. Abrams is the OPD’s current public information officer.
Last month, Leblanc and his wife were wounded when an employee of his allegedly shot them both at her home.
Leblanc turned himself in at the St. Landry Parish jail Monday afternoon. Records at the jail show he was booked at 4:39 p.m., posted a $26,000 bond and was released within the hour.
He was booked on a warrant accusing him of obstruction of justice, malfeasance in office and failure to assist or aid another officer.