EthanM 514 Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 (edited) http://abcnews.go.com/US/family-kidnapped-louisiana-woman-kills-abductor-daring-rescue/t/story?id=20839241&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F This woman is very lucky she had a family willing to come after her. The family of a kidnapped Louisiana mother tracked down and killed the father of her child in the abandoned house where he was allegedly holding her prisoner, authorities said. Bethany Arceneaux, 29, of Duson, La., was abducted in the parking lot of a daycare where she was picking up her 2-year-old at approximately 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Department Captain Kip Judice told ABCNews.com. Witnesses saw the suspect, Scott Thomas, allegedly force Arceneaux into his white Buick LeSabre, before driving off, Lafayette Police Department spokesman Paul Mouton told ABCNews.com. Thomas, 29, of Leonville, La., is the father of Arceneaux's child, Judice said. The woman had a restraining order against Thomas, but Judice said he did not know when it was filed. The child was left behind in the woman's car, and was later taken into custody by the woman's mother, Mouton said. Later that evening, law enforcement officials found Thomas' car near an abandoned sugarcane field in a rural area of Lafayette Parish, La., Judice said. One of Arceneaux's shoes was found in the car, while the other had been left in the parking lot of the daycare where she had been last seen. Authorities searched the sugarcane field Wednesday night and all day Thursday, but to no avail, Judice said. The cane towers as high as eight feet tall and was "a brutal search area" for officials, he said. It wasn't until Friday morning, when Arceneaux's family members conducted their own search in the same area that they came upon a secluded, abandoned house behind a cluster of trees. The house was directly across the street from the field where Thomas abandoned his car, but only the home's roof was visible from the road, Judice said. "[The family] converged on a piece of property about a mile from where the car was found," Judice said. "One of the family members heard what he thought was a scream." Arceneaux's cousin approached the home, kicked in the door in and entered, Judice said. Inside, he found Thomas with the woman. Thomas then began stabbing Arceneaux, and a confrontation ensued. "The cousin, who was armed, began firing several shots at Thomas," Judice said. "After a couple of shots, [Arceneaux] was able to get free of him and they escorted her out of the house." Arcenaux suffered several stab wounds and was taken by ambulance to Lafayette General Medical Center, where she is in stable condition, Judice said. It is not known if Arceneaux had been stabbed before her cousin found her inside the home, officials said. Meanwhile, officers who heard the gun shots fired surrounded the home, Judice said. Upon entering, they found Thomas' lifeless body on the ground. He had sustained several gunshot wounds. Thomas' cause of death is not known, Judice said. An autopsy on the body will be conducted by Lafayette Parish Coroner Ken Odinet, but it is not known when it will take place. ABC News' attempts to reach Odinet were not immediately successful. Thomas did not own the abandoned home, Judice said. At this point, there is no known connection between Thomas and the property's owners. Arceneaux told investigators that the home was the only place she remembers being held hostage, Judice said. She said she had not eaten or drunk anything since her abduction on Wednesday. No charges have been filed against the man who shot Thomas, and it is unlikely that the man will be charged, Judice said. "In the state of Louisiana, you have a right to protect yourself and others from imminent bodily harm," he said. "We believe at this point, based on evidence and statements collected, that this guy was acting in defense of Ms. Arceneaux and thus, was within the state law." ABC News' attempts to reach Arceneaux's family were not immediately successful. Edited November 10, 2013 by Ethan M 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SouthernOne 203 Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 Another good guy with a gun. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vulcan16 971 Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 Read this earlier today......morale of the story......don't fucking piss off any Cajuns. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mullet Man 2,114 Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 They don't know how he died? Say what!? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EthanM 514 Posted November 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 They don't know how he died? Say what!? That's what I thought haha. Got shot multiple times but cause of death unknown lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Remek 771 Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 Good results when good guys have guns. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sim_Player 1,939 Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 Great story. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
D.C.MORRISON 494 Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 other than the stab wounds, excellent outcome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ronin38 2,117 Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 (edited) They don't know how he died? Say what!? That's what I thought haha. Got shot multiple times but cause of death unknown lol Terminal case of Sudden, Acute Lead Poisoning. Edited November 10, 2013 by Ronin38 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
patriot 7,197 Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 Looks like an open and shut case of suicide to me. The dumbass took a woman hostage. Had he not done that, he'd be alive. Thus, suicide by vengeful relative. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yakdung 2,926 Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 Don't fuck with the Cajuns or you will die. The swamps are graveyards for the ignorant and stupid. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ronin38 2,117 Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 "I know a secret down at Uncle Tom's cabin. I know a secret that I just can't tell." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IndyArms 10,186 Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 no horrors of children killed by assault weapons... nothing newsworthy here... does not promote the gungrabber media agenda...so... nothing to see... move along move along... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mancat 2,368 Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 Great story.. That's what real family is all about. Keep going when even the cops just shrug their shoulders and move on. One hell of a photo out of all of that 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DLT 1,646 Posted November 12, 2013 Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 That's family for you. Good job. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
getitat 609 Posted November 12, 2013 Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 Hello I heard this reported that they had reported to LEO's they knew where she was, but received no more than a shrug from officers. At that point they decided to take action on their own, and entered the dwelling. So the father trying to enter his own burning home to rescue his three-year old son gets tazered and arrested, and the family trying to initiate law enforcement action to rescue their kidnapped relative gets a shoulder shrug...... -guido in Houston Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.