Abbeville police find brother who allegedly hit his sister

The Abbeville Police Department has arrested Michael Roche Jr. on warrants out of Cameron Parish; Abbeville Police also obtained a warrant for Roche for the charge of Simple Battery, stemming from the late night incident on Donald Frederick Boulevard in Abbeville.
The Abbeville Police began the search for Roché Jr. after an alleged incident with his sister Tuesday night.
On Tuesday at 10:41 p.m. the Abbeville Police Department responded to a complaint at the address of 109 Donald Frederick Boulevard where a neighbor called to advise that there was a disturbance between a brother and sister.
Upon the officer’s arrival, the officers spoke to a female who advised that her brother had jumped on her and made threats to her that he was going to kill her if she called the police. The officers went to the residence to talk to the subject but the residence was locked. The officers on scene could hear movement in the home and heard the sound of a young child crying. The officers made several attempts to make contact with the subject but nobody would come to the door.
With the information received from the sister, of the recent events and that the brother suffered from a mental disorder, the Abbeville police contacted the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Department who sent out their negotiators and S.W.A.T. team. After several hours of attempting to make contact with the subject, the Vermilion S.W.A.T. team made entry into the home. There the four children were found in their bedroom but there was no sign of the complainant’s brother. The complainant and the four children were brought to a local hospital to be medically cleared and then brought to a safe location.
Further information on this investigation will be released as it comes available.
The Abbeville police would like to thank the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Department for their assistance in this matter.