LC man arrested
for failure to register

A 39-year-old Lake Charles man was arrested Monday on two counts of failure to register as a sex offender.

A warrant was signed by Judge Michael Canaday for the arrest of convicted sex offender Ralph L. Francis, 39, 3606 W. Roosevelt Street, Lake Charles, after detectives learned he was in violation of his sex offender requirements on two separate occasions.

The initial investigation revealed Francis failed to report to the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office for his mandatory quarterly registration in June. During further investigation detectives also verified Francis had been driving a small SUV and had not registered the vehicle with law enforcement.

Later the same day Francis was located at his residence and arrested and booked into the Calcasieu Correctional Center and charged with 2 counts of failure to register as a sex offender. His bond is set at $50,000.

Francis was convicted of indecent behavior with a juvenile in 2000 along with sexual battery in 2003; both in Calcasieu Parish.

CPSO Sgt. Lisa Trahan is the lead investigator on this case.

LC man accused of 
attacking co-workers

An employee was arrested after allegedly attacking and threatening other employees after being fired. Jeff Davis Sheriff’s deputies responded to a disturbance call Wednesday at 2:20 a.m. at a construction site on Farm Supply road in Jennings.

One employee was injured and treated by Acadian ambulance. The suspect is accused of using weapons, including a pipe, board and bolt cutters. Jerome Gerard McDougle, 22, of 2703 Deaton St., Lake Charles was arrested and booked on four counts aggravated assault and one count aggravated battery.