The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office (TPSO) has captured an escaped inmate who has been on the run since mid-May.
Jamarcus Cyprian, 20, was taken into custody Wednesday, November 20, and booked on one count each of Simple Escape and Unlawful Possession of Machine Guns as well as two counts of Felon in Possession of a Firearm.
On Tuesday, November 19, while TPSO Narcotics detectives were conducting routine surveillance on an apartment complex on Rufus Bankston Road in the Hammond area, they witnessed a shooting. No one was injured. TPSO’s immediate response resulted in a vehicle pursuit, but the suspects got away. In their investigation into that incident, detectives obtained a search warrant for an apartment unit at a different complex nearby on Quick Boulevard believed to have been connected to the shooting they witnessed.
While serving that search warrant on the afternoon of the 21st, Cyprian was found inside of the apartment hiding in a utility closet with a gun.
Four other individuals were in the apartment at the time the warrant was served and were also arrested: Mi’keem Jackson, 18 of Baker, has been booked on one count each of Principal to Escape and Unlawful Possession of Machine Guns; Parish Brumfield, 18 of Ponchatoula, has been booked on one count of Principal to Escape; Brad Bennett, 18 of Amite, has been booked on one count of Principal to Escape; and Dejonae Demouchet, 20 of Hammond, has been booked on one count each of Principal to Escape and Unlawful Possession of Machine Guns. She was also taken into custody on an outstanding warrant for Child Endangerment.
More arrests related to harboring Cyprian are expected.
One arrest has been made relative to the Rufus Bankston shooting: Jaylin Robertson, 26, has been booked on one count of Aggravated Assault with a Firearm. TPSO detectives could use the public’s assistance with locating the other two individuals believed to be behind the shooting on Rufus Bankston: 23-year-old Johnathan Robertson, and 18-year-old Jimiren Felder.
Sheriff Gerald Sticker encourages anyone with information about these suspects, crimes, and/or Cyprian’s escape, to contact the Criminal Investigations Office at 985-902-2088. If you’d prefer to share information anonymously, you can do so through Crime Stoppers of Tangipahoa’s tip line at 1-800-554-5245 or visit www.tangicrimestoppers.com and click on the P3 Tips icon or Submit A Tip!
