By: ELIZABETH WEST
Associate Editor
On Tuesday, April 4, 2017, an Evangeline Parish jury found Anthony K. Jack guilty of resisting an officer through use of force or violence and aggravated battery.
Jack, who has a prior felony conviction, was arrested back in January of 2014 after Deputy Joshua Uhlman with the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to a complaint on Robert F. Kennedy Avenue in Ville Platte.
According to a press release from the Evangeline Parish District Attorney’s Office, “Upon arrival and further investigations Deputy Uhlman approached Mr. Jack to question him, at which point Mr. Jack threathened the officer and then fled on foot.”
A pursuit by the EPSO ultimately led to the apprehension and arrest of Jack.
For the crime of resisting an officer through force or violence the 24-year-old could recieve up to three years of hard labor, while for the crime of aggravated battery, the maximum sentence Jack could recieve is 10 years of hard labor.
Following the trial, District Attorney Trent Brignac complimented lead prosecutor and newly hired Assistant District Attorney Chris Ludeau, as well as ADAs Marcus Fontenot and Kelly Tate, who assisted Ludeau in the prosecution of the case. The district attorney also thanked Ludeau, Fontenot and Tate for their efforts.
Jack’s sentencing date was set by Judge Chuck West for July 27, 2017.