Multi-Agency investigation results in criminal indictments for Gremlins Gang

LAFAYETTE – Following a lengthy multi-agency investigation into criminal activity near the City of Abbeville, LSP Investigators discovered the presence of organized gang activities by the Gremlins gang.
Further investigation revealed that the criminal enterprise operated not only in the City of Abbeville, but throughout four parishes in South Central Louisiana. Associates of the Gremlins gang are suspected of engaging in numerous narcotics and violent crimes including homicide, intimidation of witnesses, and widespread distribution of narcotics.
Over an approximate year period, Louisiana State Police, in conjunction with the Abbeville Police Department, Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office, Vermilion Narcotics Task Force, Vermilion Homicide Task Force, Abbeville City Marshal’s Office, Lafayette Police Department, Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office, Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office, Carencro Police Department, St. Martin Sheriff’s Office, and Kaplan Police Department, collected evidence and intelligence related to the criminal gang activities. As a result of the collaborative investigation, a Vermilion Parish Grand Jury returned true bill indictments for seventeen known members of the Gremlins gang in addition to the Limited Liability Corporation operating as TOP Auto Rental and Sales. The indictments included charges of Racketeering, Conspiracy to Commit Racketeering, and Engaging in a Criminal Street Gang which can carry up to 50 years in prison if convicted.
“The individuals identified through this investigation have chosen to endanger public safety through violence and the distribution of illegal narcotics into our neighborhoods,” stated Colonel Mike Edmonson, State Police Superintendent. “Investigative cooperation between our local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies has once again produced results towards ensuring the safety of our citizens and removing the criminal element from our communities.”
On the evening of December 17, 2015, investigators began the execution of the arrest warrants successfully placing 10 members of the Gremlins gang into custody with 7 members still at large.
Arrestees:
Kavan Broussard
Gene Williams III
Nakia Zenon
Wesley Laviolette
Gregory Bessard
Roland Bernard
Andrew Granger
Stephen Walker
Kendall Breaux
Xavier Dyson

Not-Arrested:
Aaron Carter
Darren Carter
Travis Cooper
Cody Guidry
Jerran Diggs
Kirkland Demouchet
Jonathan Landry