Eunice police are investigating the death of Michael Edwards, 36, of Eunice. who was held in the Eunice City Jail, Police Chief Randy Fontenot said.
Edwards was serving a 15-day sentence for disturbing the peace, but died Friday after being in jail 12 days, he said.
A single-vehicle crash claimed the life of a man from Mamou shortly before 6 a.m. , this morning, a report from Louisiana State Police Troop D stated.
State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash on La. 26 about 6 ½ miles east of Oberlin in Allen Parish.
The following are arrests by Eunice police.
Oct. 15
Benny Reed, 42, 100 block of Hickory Lane, Eunice. Two counts of unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling and simple assault.
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio logs.
Oct. 15
07:16 Traffic stop at U.S.190 and 8th.
08:10 Man inside house in the 1600 block of West Dudley. Tenant has a few days left before eviction time is up.
Speed is suspected as a factor in a crash that killed Ryan Lee, 19, of Eunice at about 10 a.m. Thursday, a Louisiana State Police Troop I report said.
The wreck occurred on La. 104 in Evangeline Parish and about five miles from the Allen Parish line, police stated.
