More fugitives found at evacuee shelters in Shreveport
Created: September 1, 2008 08:28 PM     Modified: September 1, 2008 08:47 PM

Three more hurricane evacuees who were subjects of arrest warrants were located at shelters in Shreveport today, Caddo Parish sheriff's deputies said.

All three people were among the hundreds of people who checked into area shelters and filled out one-page identification forms. Sheriff's deputies did background checks to see if there were any fugitives or registered sex offenders.

Michelle Dawson, 32, of New Orleans was located at Hirsch Coliseum after a background check determined she was wanted for probation violation.

Jason Sanders, 23, of Breaux Bridge, was located at LSUS after a check found he had an arrest warrant for probation violation.

Kevin Mathieu, 26, was located at Hirsch. He was wanted for parole violation.

All three were arrested without incident and booked into Caddo Correctional Center.

A fourth person was wanted out of Georgia for probation violation. He was not arrested because Georgia authorities felt the charge was not serious enough to warrant extradition.

Authorities are continuing to conduct background checks on people in the shelters, Caddo Sheriff Steve Prator said.

Three evacuees who voluntarily told deputies they were registered sex offenders were removed from shelters on Sunday and placed in an office area at the jail until state authorities moved them to a special facility for evacuees who are registered sex offenders. State law prohibits registered sex offenders from being in shelters.

A man who had failed to register as a sex offender was arrested Sunday evening at the Red Cross shelter at LSU-Shreveport. A background check found that Zechary Emile Verett, 29, of Abbeville had a warrant for his arrest.

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