$5M bond for man captured in Sulphur
Published 6:00 pm Wednesday, May 9, 2018
A man who was at the center of a manhunt in Alabama and who last week led police on a chase throughout Sulphur and into Carlyss before being shot by a police officer, is being held on $5 million bond in the Calcasieu Correctional Center after being released from the hospital, authorities said.
Cody Glenn Light, 35, of Cullman, Ala., has a lengthy criminal record according to police, and was wanted by Alabama authorities for attempted murder of a police officer, illegal discharge of a weapon, and flight with a weapon.
Sulphur Police Chief Lewis Coats said Light has been charged here with two counts of aggravated burglary, two counts of armed robbery, two counts of armed robbery with a firearm, one count of attempted aggravated burglary, one count of felony theft over $5,000, and four counts of aggravated assault with a firearm.
He has also been charged with one count of attempted carjacking, one count of theft of a motor vehicle, one count of aggravated flight from an officer, one count of aggravated assault upon a police officer, two counts of felony criminal damage to property, and one count of felony possession of stolen property.
Coats said additional charges are pending from other law enforcement agencies.
He also has pending warrants out of Alabama, authorities said.
Schools in the Sulphur area were on lockdown during the chase last week which authorities said included a staggering number of different locations as Light zigzagged all over the area, running through backyards, into fields, going into residences, and through the SPAR soccer fields and at one point brandishing a gun while threatening drivers on Interstate 10, before he was apprehended.
Officers with multiple law enforcement agencies including the Sulphur Police Department, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office, Louisiana State Police, and others were involved in the apprehension of Light.
The investigation is continuing, and, at the request of Coats, Louisiana State Police has taken over the investigation of the officer-involved shooting.
