Jeanerette man charged with attempted murder in Tuesday shooting
JEANERETTE, La. (KLFY) — A Jeanerette man is behind bars after allegedly shooting at someone on Tuesday, authorities said.
Kerry Edwards, 65, Jeanerette, is charged with attempted second degree murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and obstruction of justice, and on a Jeanerette City warrant for failure to appear for the charge of simple battery.
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St. Mary Parish dispatch advised units Tuesday of a shooting on St. Peter Street where several people were reportedly shooting a handgun at a male subject near the road. Detectives identified Edwards as a suspect in the shooting.
Detectives contacted Edwards, who admitted to firing the gun and then throwing it into the woods nearby, authorities said.
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Edwards was taken to the St. Mary Parish jail, where he is being held on $152,843 bond.
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