The man who engaged in an armed standoff with police near campus last week has been officially charged with the murder of four people.
Lee Roy Williams Jr., 52, was arrested Sept. 9 near the University as a suspect in a quadruple homicide case on Labor Day.
Williams has now been charged with four counts of first-degree murder, according to a Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office news release.
The bodies of Crystal Dawn Fruge, Jessica M. Eugene, Terry Lynn Banks and Kendrick Warren Lavergne were found Sept. 6 near Lake
Charles, more than 48 hours after the murder occurred, according to the news release.
Detectives believe Williams is, without question, the murderer in this case. But Kim Myers, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman, said the department would not rule out other suspects coming into play.
“We have a lot of evidence to go through,” Myers said. “However, at this point, we do believe that Williams acted alone.”
Myers said she is unsure how long the investigation will last.
Investigators believe Williams tried to sell or trade items he had taken from the scene of the crime after the murders.
“We are not [at] liberty to discuss the items that we are searching for, but we are asking for the public’s help in finding these items,” Myers said.
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office has not had any progress in finding these items but is hopeful they will be found, Myers said.
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office says anyone who came in contact with Williams anytime after the murder occurred should contact Crime Stoppers at 337-439-2222 or toll free at 800-737-8677.
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Williams charged with murder
September 15, 2010