The St. Landry Parish sheriff’s office has charged an Arnaudville man with negligent injury after deputies say he accidentally shot his neighbor while trying to shoot a dog. Sheriff Bobby Guidroz says 42 year-old Joshua Boudreaux shot at his neighbor’s dog after the dog came onto his property.
“We don’t think that the dog was threatening Mr. Boudreaux according investigation, we think that Mr. Boudreaux just didn’t like the dog on his property,” said Guidroz.
The neighbor was shot in the leg and is expected to recover. Boudreaux is running for a seat on the St. Landry Parish School Board.
After Boudreaux called in the incident, deputies reviewed his home security system and arrested him, setting his bond at $4,500. Guidroz says the neighbor was willing to make a deal with Mr. Boudreaux.
“He told deputies to tell Mr. Boudreux if he gave him a $100,000 check that he wouldn’t pursue charges, Boudreux of course declined to do that,” said Guidroz.
Guidroz says Boudreaux told authorities the dog had been on his property multiple times and was concerned about the dog acting aggressively towards his son with disabilities, but the sheriff says he shot the dog when it was not on his property.
“Unless that dog is aggressive towards the home owner, the children or even his other animals,” said Guidroz.
The neighbor was picking up trash when he was shot.
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