Iberia deputy charged

BY JIM MUSTIAN
THE DAILY IBERIAN
Published/Last Modified on Thursday, November 6, 2008 2:00 PM CST

An Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office narcotics officer has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of burglary, Sheriff Louis Ackal said Wednesday.

Jerrel A. Tauzin, 32, 1341 Twenty Arpent Road, was arrested last week after a criminal investigation found he was linked to “multiple burglaries,” Ackal said.

Ackal said Tauzin is no longer on the force and that the stolen items have been recovered.

Many details of the investigation and the extent of the burglaries remained unclear as of this morning. Ackal said Tauzin targeted “people he knew really well” and was involved in at least one burglary in Lafayette, as well.

A spokesman for the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office did not immediately return a phone call this morning.

It was not immediately clear whether Tauzin had met his $10,000 bond or if he remained in Iberia Parish Correctional Center, where he was booked Oct. 30.

In one burglary, Tauzin is charged with breaking into a residence on General Middleton Street and stealing a .40-caliber pistol along with three 9mm magazines, two Pelican flashlights worth about $50 each, a 4-wheel-drive radio-controlled Revo 33 truck and an estimated $1,000 in accessories for the truck and red duffel bag, according to police records.

More details are expected to be made public today.

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Bubba Bourque wrote on Nov 29, 2008 7:21 PM:

" When I sold my house, I realize i also had a shotgun missing that my dad gave me when I was a kid.

Jerrel knew where all my stuff was. He knew that my dad gave me the two guns. He knew that my dad died. He knew that my friend died and his stuff was still in my house. He knew my work schedule.

Now, for those of you who still think he's innocent, they recovered a couple of my things from Jerrel's apartment. Along with an extremely large amount of other stolen property. "

show me yours wrote on Nov 19, 2008 8:50 PM:

" Still waiting ,if you know so much contact internal affairs at the sheriffs office at 369-3714. Man up. "

To southern fried brain who posted on Nov 14 wrote on Nov 17, 2008 11:06 AM:

" read the articles about the arrest and find out that the items were recovered from him. "

Southern Fried Brain wrote on Nov 17, 2008 9:14 AM:

" To ALL,
I do NOT know who wrote this post, but it is NOT the REAL SFB!
"Southern Fried Brain wrote on Nov 14, 2008 4:01 PM:"
Re-read the post, then check any/ALL of my posts. You will find several differences in writing style and verbiage! "

jess wrote on Nov 14, 2008 4:09 PM:

" He made ONE small error in judgement by getting caught and now you folks want to brand him a criminal! ALL of you who are branding Jarrel a criminal need to look at ALL the laws you have broken. I bet ya'll broke speeding law at least once! He has NOT been found guilty of ANYTHING yet! Get over it! "

Southern Fried Brain wrote on Nov 14, 2008 4:01 PM:

" I believe ALL of you in IPSO, are exemplary role models for our children and grand-children!! Keep up the excellent work ALL of you are doing! Great job Jerrel Tauzin! I just believe vigilante wimps lack any REAL evidence to accuse Jerrel and defame his character. And one other thing. Ya'll keep your mind open to other potiential suspects or get therapy! "

Not shocked and amazed wrote on Nov 14, 2008 2:10 PM:

" The narcotics division in iberia parish is a joke! First, evidence tampering, now serial burgulary? The boys in the hood have been complaining about their illegal activities, but it wasn't until it happened to one of our more affluent neighbors does something actually happen. This has been going on for some time, robbing from others to advance themselves. We need to bring back the original "Jump Out Boys", the ones who did honest investigations and made honest arrests. This is another black eye for the many Iberia Parish officers who truly and honestly do their jobs! "

Furious wrote on Nov 11, 2008 9:11 PM:

" It is definitely not his first burglary. However, noone ever told on him for his previous offenses because they were afraid of him or his buddies getting back at them and not being caught. CARMA!!!!!! "

to way to go wrote on Nov 11, 2008 9:22 AM:

" What are you implying? State the facts if you have them! Don't just claim to know something and try to cast a shadow when all you will issue is a half... statement! Remember the sheriff department is in charge of arresting and the D.A. Office is charged with prosecution! "

Still waiting.. wrote on Nov 10, 2008 9:35 PM:

" I'm still waiting to hear about the 3 white off duty narcotics officers who attacked two black male juveniles in the Walton Street area a week ago Saturday. I wonder if this would classify as a "HATE CRIME?" I bet if it were your average citizen, it would fit the criteria! What do you think Mr. Ackal? When will we hear more about this incident? "

Still wondering wrote on Nov 10, 2008 7:42 PM:

" Let's see how long it takes to report the 3 officers involved in a street attack of 2 juveniles just for kicks and giggles! What narcotics division?? Nothing but corrupt deputies there!!!! Even though the deputies were off-duty, this does not excuse their actions! If a citizen did this they would BE IN JAIL!!!!!! Well, Ackal, WHAT"S THE STORY?????????? " "

way to go wrote on Nov 10, 2008 5:32 PM:

" At least Sheriff Ackal made an arrest on someone guilty and not someone that is not guilty like our pass Sheriff Sid Hebert
Way to go Mr Ackal keep up the good job you and your Deputies are doing. "

d collins wrote on Nov 9, 2008 7:59 PM:

" and this is who we have to protect and serve our parish....way to go Ackal keep the crime off the streets....before we know it our real crimals will be joinin our fellow police officers.can anyone figure out what the difference is between them... "

Amused wrote on Nov 8, 2008 4:59 PM:

" LOL, they do have training. Now whether or not they UTILIZE that training is a different story. I'm sure that playing the tough guy and kicking in the door is MUCH more fun! "

To Amused wrote on Nov 7, 2008 9:00 PM:

" Are they training deputies to "pick locks?" Where did they mention this in the article? Cops don't know how to pick locks, they just smash the doors in. "

vangelin st. resident wrote on Nov 7, 2008 1:04 PM:

" could this be the serial burgular on evangeline caoline an bayard,he lived right around the corner and it is hard to believe this is his first time.the burglarys started on Ackals watch. "

Felton Carmouche wrote on Nov 7, 2008 1:03 PM:

" Mr Ackal claimed he would rid the New Iberia streets of crime after he would take office. How can you rid the streets of crime when you cannot enough figure out how to not hire them? Birds of a feather.... "

Conscious Serious Citizen wrote on Nov 6, 2008 6:24 PM:

" Once again, the bad apples in the N.I. police dept. (through all odds) has shown its corruption, lack of integrity, and capacity to inflict harm on the very citizens it is sworn to protect. As I recall, these are the same people who kicked in the door of a respect principal (Mr. Sias) and arrested him on bogus charges, and watched as many people participated in the assassination of his character. One lead officer in Mr. Sias' arrest quietly dismissed, the second participating officer in jail for thievin' . INCREDIBLE!!! "

Curious wrote on Nov 6, 2008 6:13 PM:

finally... wrote on Nov 6, 2008 6:00 PM:

" Let's see if I get this right! He was arrested since October 30, 2008 and we are just reading about it on November 6, 2008. I calculate 8 days before the press release came out! The Lafayette news paper was much more informed then the Iberian since they note that he's since posted bond and the DI states "It was not immediately clear if Tauzin had met the $10,000 bond". Can't the LOCAL news paper be as efficient as the Lafayette paper? I bet the DI would have preferred not to print the story @all. "

Amused wrote on Nov 6, 2008 2:38 PM:

" What a heart-warming story. Here's a guy who is trained to pick locks, so he uses it to go out and burglarize homes. And worse, it's homes of "people he knew really well". With friends like that, who needs enemies? "

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