BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — An investigation into whether a man paid for live crawfish after taking possession of them from a farmer in Morganza ended with him facing charges.
Ricky Gerone Hasbert, 54, was charged with three counts of theft of livestock.
According to the Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff’s Office (PCPSO), Hasbert agreed to pay the producer for the live crawfish but failed to do so.
PCPSO said the theft was substantial and the crawfish were intended for resale.
An investigation by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry’s Livestock Theft and Brand Commission led to his arrest.
The West Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office said they arrested Hasbert on Monday, June 30, and he was booked into the West Baton Rouge Parish Detention Center as a fugitive on active warrants.
He was then transferred to the Pointe Coupee Detention Center.
PCPSO said he is also facing pending criminal charges in other parishes.
A bond has not been set for Hasbert, according to the sheriff’s office.
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