26-year old Daniel Paul Simon or Erath
Almost four years after 26-year-old Heikeem Hebert was killed in Abbeville police make an arrest after the crime lab linked the weapon to a suspect who was already in jail on unrelated charges. Abbeville Police Spokesperson Johnathan Touchet said 36-year-old Daniel Paul Simon of Erath was their suspect the whole time.
“And recently we received the reports back, so our detectives were able to secure arrest warrants for first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder,” said Touchet.
Simon was already behind bars for numerous charges including two counts of domestic abuse battery, aggravated assault, and aggravated flight from an officer.
Hebert was shot to death driving near the intersection of S. East St and 7th Street and Touchet said a large amount of evidence was collected from the May 2018 crime scene and sent to the Acadiana Crime Lab.
“I can’t say why it would take so long or a timeframe for what they had to do,” said Touchet.
Touchet said detectives are relieved for the victim’s family they were able to make an arrest.
“The reason there was no conclusion to the case was that we didn’t have enough evidence at the time to make an arrest,” said Touchet.
Simon is being held in the Vermilion Parish Correctional Center.
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