Nyjal Hurst indicted in connection with the death of Lafayette Sr. Cpl. Segus Jolivette

NEW IBERIA, La. (KLFY) — The man accused of killing Lafayette Police Sr. Cpl. Segus Jolivette in a deadly standoff in Jeanerette on July 25 has been indicted on his charges, prosecutors said.

Nyjal Hurst, 31, of Jeanerette, was inducted by a grand jury in the 16th Judicial District Court.

Hurst is charged with one count of second degree murder, 10 counts of attempted first degree murder, two counts of second degree kidnapping and one count each of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and illegal possession of a stolen firearm.

An indictment is not a conviction, but a determination by a grand jury that sufficient evidence exists for a person to stand trial on the listed charges.

The indictment comes down as the Louisiana Legislature considers a bill, HB 11, called the Segus Jolivette Act, which would impose harsher sentences for repeat offenders. Hurst has a long criminal history, court records show.

Jolivette was killed and three other officers were injured in an hours-long armed hostage standoff in Jeanerette with multiple law enforcement agencies, including the SWAT team.

Hurst has been in custody at the Iberia Parish Jail since July 25.

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