1 escaped inmate captured, 1 still at large in Union Parish

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Union Parish sheriff’s deputies have captured one escaped inmate and are searching for another one who is still at-large.

Captured in the woods off Barnes Bridges Road near Spearsville Wednesday afternoon was Dustin Desadier, 26, a state prisoner from Richwood Correctional Center. Desadier and another inmate, Tony A. Smith, 33, escaped from their work release site at Foster Farms near Farmerville around 11:45 p.m. Sunday, Sheriff Dusty Gates said. Desadier was booked into the parish detention center in Farmerville.

The owners of the residence at 574 Barnes Bridge Rd., Michael Joe Hamilton, 42, and Amy Lynn Hamilton, 40, were also arrested. Amy Hamilton denied knowing who the subjects were, but Michael Hamiliton later advised detectives that he knew the subjects were wanted and he agreed to let them hide out. He advised the two escaped prisoners arrived at the house daylight on Tuesday morning. Michael and Amy Hamilton were booked on two counts of obstructing justice (harboring a fugitive) and Desadier, who is charged with escape, also faces four additional counts of resisting an officer, Gates said.

He had refused to surrender after deputies caught up with him in the woods, the sheriff said.

Gates said detectives along with the department’s narcotics team, a dog team from David Wade Correctional Center and other law enforcement officers searched the Barnes Bridge community until 9 p.m. Wednesday for Smith. The search was called off at that time.

The sheriff said when deputies arrived at the house about 3 p.m. Wednesday that the two escaped prisoners ran out of the house into the woods.




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