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Terrebonne Parish Sheriff Soignet said Friday that detectives continued investigating and obtained information that Simmons paid Rondell Dewey, 25, of Gray, to shoot and kill Taylor. The investigation revealed that Simmons drove Rondell Dewey to Cameron Isles Apartments where Dewey committed the murder and was driven from the scene by Simmons, the Sheriff s Office said in a news release.
Simmons had posted $750,000 bail and was released earlier from the Terrebonne Parish jail, the Sheriff s Office said.
Based on the latest information, the Sheriff s Office said it obtained an arrest warrant for Simmons on one count of solicitation for murder. He was arrested Friday by the U.S. Marshal’s Service in Patterson and returned to the Terrebonne jail, where he is being held on $2 million bail.
Grand jury indicts Houma man in fatal apartment shooting
A Houma man has been indicted in connection with a fatal shooting at an apartment complex in December.
A grand jury found enough evidence Thursday to charge Joseph Simmons III, 28, with second-degree murder. He is accused of killing Troy Taylor Jr. on Dec. 5 at the Cameron Isles Apartment Complex, 711 Enterprise Drive.
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.
Taylor, a resident of the apartment complex, suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was transported to Terrebonne General Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead.
A man was arrested Tuesday in connection with a fatal shooting over the weekend at a Houma apartment complex, authorities said.
Joseph Simmons III, 28, of 214 Paxton St., Houma, is charged with second-degree murder, the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff s Office said.
He s accused of killing Troy Taylor Jr. Saturday at the Cameron Isles Apartment Complex at 711 Enterprise Drive.
Taylor, a resident of the apartment complex, suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was transported to Terrebonne General Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead.
Police did not release a motive in the shooting.
With help from the Houma Police Department, U.S. Marshal’s Service and the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, detectives found Simmons in Harvey and took him into custody without incident, authorities said.