PRESS RELEASE
January 29, 2026
Paul Craig Matte, W/M, age 62,140 Bruner Street, Port Barre, LA., 70577, Home invasion, criminal damage to property,
DWI. Arrested by Port Barre Police Department.
Travis James Soileau, W/M, age 50, 599 Rozas Road, Eunice, LA., 70535, Possession with intent to distribute schedule I
CDS. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.
Amy Janaye Smith, W/F, age 47, 1516 Brigman Highway, Eunice, LA., 70535, Possession with intent to distribute
schedule I CDS. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.
Simona Faye Guidry, B/F, age 46, 1415 Plaisance Street, Opelousas, LA., 70570, Domestic abuse battery. Arrested by
Opelousas Police Department.
Charles Levie Hill, B/M, age 50, 841 N. 3 rd Street, Eunice, LA., 70535, Possession with intent to distribute schedule II CDS
(2 counts), possession of schedule I CDS, possession of schedule II CDS, possession with intent to distribute schedule IV
CDS, transactions involving proceeds from drug offenses, possession of drug paraphernalia. Arrested by Eunice Police
Department.
Shannon Cortez Beverly, B/M, age 33, 330 W. Church Street, Opelousas, LA., 70570, Domestic abuse battery, resisting an
officer. Arrested by Opelousas Police Department.
Gavin Ray Wells, W/M, age 22, 472 Gem Road, Krotz Springs, LA., 70750, Bench warrant. Arrested by St. Landry Parish
Sheriff’s Office.
Jalen Davantay Pullard, B/M, age 33, 2114 W. Grolee Street, Opelousas, LA., 70570, Bench warrant. Arrested by St.
Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.
Shantavia Johntasia Franklin, B/F, age 22, 1240 Ina Claire Drive, Opelousas, LA., 70570, Theft. Arrested by Opelousas
Police Department.
This is Sheriff Bobby J. Guidroz, and this concludes our report. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty
in a court of law.
