The Ponchatoula Police Department issued arrest warrants for six men following a shooting at the Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival that injured two teens. Police Chief Bry Layrisson says they received tips from the community.
“We followed the leads. We had some eyewitnesses that we provided photo lineups for, and got statements from them. Basically, did some good old detective work.”
Last Saturday, multiple law enforcement agencies searched five homes tied to the incident. Layrisson says those arrested were all between 18 and 21 years old. Camryn Finley and Dealvin Davis, both charged with attempted second-degree murder and terrorizing, and Courtney McGee, Markus Dokes, Quentrel Smith, and Quenton Smith, who were charged with terrorizing.
“Out of these six, we haven’t confirmed the second shooter yet, but we believe the second shooter is going to be one of those six individuals.”
Layrisson confirmed that all gunshot victims are expected to recover, and he is meeting with the Mayor and Chairman-elect of the Strawberry Festival next week.
“We’ll go everything that went right, and what went wrong and we’ll be making some adjustments for the 2026 Strawberry Festival.”
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