The Vernon Parish Sheriffâs Department has announced the death of a jail inmate, and they say it was captured on security video.
46-year-old Robert Matthew Lombardo had been in jail for only three days after he was arrested on Tuesday. He stood accused of murdering his father and step-mother.
According to Sheriff Sam Craftâs office, shortly before 1:00 on Friday afternoon, jail personnel monitoring surveillance cameras noticed Lombardo fall to the floor. Craft noted that Lombardo was alone in a segregation cell.
Craft said jailers went to the cell immediately and began administering CPR, and noticed an injury to Lombardoâs left eye. Despite life-saving efforts by both jail staff and an ambulance crew, Lombardo died.
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Sheriff Sam Craft of the Vernon Parish Sheriff s Office announces the February 16th, 2021 arrest of Robert Lombardo, age 46, of Leesville.
On February 15th, at approximately 6:29 p.m., the Vernon Parish Sheriff s Office received a request for a welfare check at a residence in Jeane Chapel Trailer Park in Leesville.
The caller indicated that she had a concern for the well-being of family members at the residence.
Deputies arrived at the location and encountered an unsecured door at the residence.
Deputies then located two deceased persons at the residence, which they immediately recognized, to be a crime scene. Deputies secured the scene and contacted Detectives with the VPSO Criminal Division.