Detective Sgt. Eric Reed and Det. Lt. Mike Soileau of the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Sex Offender Unit return to Crime Stoppers and need your help in locating two wanted sex offenders.
Thomas Joseph Jarona left his registered address of 1271 Magnolia Street in Eunice and failed to notify the Sex Offender Unit of his new address. Warrants for Jarona include; failure to register or notify as sex offender or child predator and failing to pay his 2021 annual sex offender fees. Jarona also has two previous failures to register as a sex offender charges for years 2019 & 2020 pending against him in court. Jorana is described as a 43 year old white male, 6’3” and weighs 200 pounds.
Julius Aristelle Lewis was convicted on March 18, 2022 for one count of molestation of a juvenile. He was sentenced to serve 10 years hard labor but instead placed on three years’ probation and is refusing to register with the Sex Offender Unit. Warrants on Lewis include; failure to register as a sex offender or child predator and probation violation. Attempts to locate Lewis at his listed address of 142 Donna Street in Grand Coteau have been unsuccessful. Lewis is a 28 year old black male, 5’5” and weighs 198 pounds. Both suspects are believed to be still in the St. Landry Parish area.
Be alert, be safe, and God bless you. On behalf of Crime Stoppers, and Detectives Reed and Soileau, I am Deputy Chief Eddie Thibodeaux.
