Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a Ville Platte man allegedly found in bed with a seven-year-old girl in Bunkie early yesterday morning. Captain Tim Ryan says the girl’s parents held 61-year-old Jeffrey Brant of Ville Platte at gunpoint until authorities arrived.
“ Brant was found inside the home by the residents, and they were alerted by the family dog. Brant was not known by the family members or invited in,” Ryan said.
Brandt was arrested and booked with home invasion, criminal trespass, and indecent behavior with juveniles. Ryan says it doesn’t appear anyone involved was harmed, including the seven-year-old or her four-year-old sister, who Ryan says was also in the home.
“This is an ongoing investigation so we are still looking to verify and make sure that these children haven’t been harmed by Mr. Brant,” Ryan said.
He says Brant got in through an unlocked door, and he didn’t fight back when the parents confronted him.
“ Mr. Brant was armed with an electrical device like a stun gun but he did not attempt to use that device on anyone,” Ryan said and added Brant appeared to be under the influence of a controlled dangerous substance.
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