St. Mary Parish inmate who escaped job site now in custody

UPDATE, 4/3/25, 2:30 p.m.: Chad Toups has been found and is now in custody, officials said.

ORIGINAL STORY: BERWICK, La. (KLFY) — Deputies are searching for an escaped inmate after he walked off an assigned job at a business in Berwick, authorities said.

According to deputies, Chad Toups, 49, of Morgan City, was incarcerated for charges of theft, parole violation and criminal trespass.

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