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Man arrested in April homicide in Cade

Posted at 4:38 PM, May 30, 2019
and last updated 2019-05-30 18:07:32-04

A suspect in an April home invasion and homicide has been arrested according to the St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office.

27-year-old Dequincy Jamel Lewis was arrested Thursday morning following an ongoing investigation into the April home invasion and homicide in Cade

Dequincy Lewis / St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office

The victim, 23-year-old Justin Primeaux was shot and killed during the home invasion on Vieux Jacquet Road on April 20, 2019.

Dequincy Jamel Lewis was initially booked into the Vermilion Parish Correctional Center and shortly after, was transported to the St. Martin Parish Correctional Center where he was booked in on the charge of First Degree Murder.

No bond has been set.

The investigation remains ongoing and Investigators are asking for anyone with information as to the identity of the second suspect to please contact the St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office at (337) 394-3071, via private messenger on the St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office Facebook, or St. Martin Crime Stoppers 337-441-3030.