By Pat Culverhouse

What began as a domestic disturbance led to a more serious offense and now a local man is sitting in the parish prison as the result.

Chief of Police Jared McIver said 43-year-old Trimell Montess Williams has been charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon following his arrest Wednesday at a residence in the 400 block of N. Roosevelt Dr.

McIver said officers dispatched to the residence shortly after 1 p.m. learned Williams and a female had been involved in a physical confrontation. Officers reportedly were told the dispute began when the female believed Williams was about to retrieve a gun from a closet.

Officers reportedly recovered a .30 caliber rifle from the closet in a bedroom occupied primarily by Williams. He reportedly is prohibited from owning a weapon as the result of a 2021 conviction for domestic abuse battery with strangulation.

Williams is currently being held at Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center. No bond has been set.

This information has been provided by a law enforcement agency as public information. Persons named as suspects in a criminal investigation, or arrested and charged with a crime, have not been convicted of any criminal offense and are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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