Two men have been indicted in the death of a Lafayette man whose remains were found earlier this year in Gibson.
A Terrebonne Parish grand jury found evidence to charge Alvin Fitch, 34, of Morgan City, and Christopher Martin, 34, of Berwick, with second-degree murder June 1. An indictment does not presume guilt or innocence but indicates the grand jury found prosecutors presented enough evidence to warrant a trial on the charges.
The two men are accused of killing 36-year-old Jake Menard, of Lafayette. A third suspect identified as Morgan City resident Chance Boudreaux, 26, was charged as an accessory after the fact.
Menard had been reported missing to the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office in November 2019. Morgan City Police later received information that he had been killed in the Gibson area.
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Remains of Lafyette Man found in Gibson Louisiana; 4 Arrested with his Murder
The remains found in Gibson, LA on February 24, 2021 have been positively identified as Jake Menard 36, of Lafayette, LA.
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The remains found in Gibson, LA on February 24, 2021 have been positively identified as Jake Menard 36, of Lafayette, LA. Menard was reported missing to the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office in November 2019. A short time later, Morgan City Police Department Detectives began receiving information that Menard was murdered in the Gibson area. Information received was that Menard was brought from Morgan City to Gibson to settle an unpaid drug debt, where he was murdered and buried. Terrebonne Parish Sheriff s Office detectives began investigating with Morgan City Police Department
The Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office identified the remains as belonging to 36-year-old Jake Menard, of Lafayette.
Menard had been reported missing to the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office in November 2019. Morgan City Police later received information that he had been murdered in the Gibson area.
Investigators said they learned Menard was brought to Gibson from Morgan City to “settle an unpaid drug debt,” and he was killed and buried.
Terrebonne detectives worked with Morgan City Police and Lafayette Parish detectives in a joint investigation until Menard’s buried bones were found Feb. 24 in a wooded area in the 5200 block of North Bayou Black Drive.
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Authorities make another arrest after human bones found in Gibson
Authorities said a third suspect has been charged with murder after human remains were found in a wooded area in Gibson this week.
Seth Lovett, 33, of Morgan City, is charged with first-degree murder, the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office said. Alvin Fitch, 34, of Morgan City, and Christopher Martin, 34, of Berwick, were previously charged with murder in connection with the investigation.
A fourth suspect identified as Morgan City resident Chance Boudreaux, 26, is charged as an accessory after the fact.
With help from the Coast Guard and Grand Isle Police Department, Lovett was taken into custody Thursday, authorities said. Grand Isle Police arrested him as he returned from offshore work without incident.