Terrebonne Parish Sheriff Tim Soignet arrests one of his deputies for alleged inappropriate use of force to detain a subject.
In a statement, Sheriff Soignet says Deputy Jared Rich stopped a subject for alleged suspicious behavior on Monday. The sheriff’s office did not release the identity of the subject nor details as to what inappropriate force Deputy Rich used to detain the subject. The sheriff’s office also did not say where the incident occurred.
Sheriff Soignet did say in the statement that, “Jared Rich has been terminated from Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office. He has also been arrested for Simple Battery and Malfeasance in Office. He was booked at Terrebonne Parish Criminal Justice Complex. His bond was set at $50,000.00.”
“I believe Law Enforcement Officers should be held to a higher standard. If we are going to enforce the laws, then we better abide by them. I always have believed in policing our own first,” said Soignet.
