St. Mary deputy arrested in attempted murder investigation

A St. Mary Parish sheriff’s deputy has been accused as a principal to attempted murder and obstruction of justice.
Treyvon Mikel Burrell, 20, of Park Street in Patterson was arrested at 2:09 a.m. Thursday on a Thibodaux Police Department warrant and booked on two counts of principal to attempted second-degree murder and obstruction, the St. Mary Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
The arrest stems from an investigation by the Thibodaux Police Department of an incident that occurred in their jurisdiction. No other details were immediately released.
Burrell was employed as a corrections deputy at the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center since March 2019, the Sheriff’s Office said.
His employment was terminated immediately upon the arrest.