The new charges result from evidence that the men conducted surveillance on the victim’s home and then tried to carry out the crime but were not successful, authorities said.
Deputies, detectives and crime scene investigators responded around 10:20 p.m. Jan. 13 to 103 Montegut St. to investigate shots fired, the Sheriff’s Office said. They found the two women suffering from gunshot wounds. They were both pronounced dead shortly afterward.
Investigators said the three men conspired in a murder-for-hire plot hatched by Beaux Comier, who is Brittany Cormier’s brother. He had been arrested in Vermillion Parish on a third-degree rape charge of a relative.
Deputies, detectives and crime scene investigators responded around 10:20 p.m. to 103 Montegut St. to investigate shots fired, the Sheriff’s Office said. They found the two women suffering from gunshot wounds. They were both pronounced dead shortly afterward.
Authorities announced three suspects had been arrested Friday in connection with the shootings.
Here is what we know.
Who are the suspects in Montegut plot?
Authorities identified the suspects as Beaux Cormier, 35, of Kaplan; Andrew Eskine, 25, of Carencro; and Dalvin Wilson, 22, of Eunice. Each is charged with two counts of first-degree murder.
What was motive in Montegut shootings?
Terrebonne Sheriff Tim Soignet said the three men conspired in a murder-for-hire plot hatched by Beaux Comier, who is Brittany Cormier’s brother. He had been arrested in Vermillion Parish on a third-degree rape charge of a relative. Investigators say he hired Eskine and Wilson to kill the rape victim to prevent her from testifying
Three men accused of gunning down two innocent women in a murder-for-hire plot last month in Montegut were arrested thanks to the work of multiple agencies, authorities said.
Beaux Cormier, 35, of Kaplan; Andrew Eskine, 25, of Carencro; and Dalvin Wilson, 22, of Eunice, are each charged with two counts of first-degree murder, Terrebonne Parish Sheriff Tim Soignet said during a news conference Monday.
They are accused of killing 37-year-old Hope Nettleton and 34-year-old Brittany Cormier, both of Montegut. Authorities responded at 10:20 p.m. Jan. 13 to 103 Montegut St. to investigate shots fired and found the two women suffering from gunshot wounds. Both were pronounced dead shortly afterward.