APD UPDATE
On June 29, 2023, the Alexandria Police Departed requested the public’s assistance in identifying a man in a picture taken from the Green Meadow area of Alexandria LA who attempted to abduct a six-year-old child.
On June 30, 2023, the Alexandria Police Department can confirm that through tips provided by the public and in collaboration with the Louisiana Department of Probation and Parole, the identity of the man in the picture was learned. The suspect is identified as Shanon Wayne Thrasher, a 47-year-old white male of Alexandria, LA. Alexandria Police Department detectives served a search warrant at Thrasher’s residence where he was arrested without incident, and charged him with one count of Aggravated Kidnapping of a Child. Thrasher was booked into the Rapides Parish Detection Center. Thrasher was on parole for a 2007 conviction for Attempted Kidnapping.
The Alexandria Police Department would like to stress that this is an isolated event and we have no information or reports linking Thrasher to any other attempted abductions.
The Alexandria Police Department is grateful for the tips that the community reported. These tips were beneficial and assisted our detectives with this investigation. We encourage their help in solving crimes.
Parents may obtain resources and be educated on stranger danger and online dangers at missingkids.org. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children offers many resources and educational materials for both parents and kids. See attached link below.
https://www.missingkids.org/education/kidsmartz
This is currently an ongoing investigation.
If anyone has any information about this incident or any other type of crime in the Alexandria area, please contact the Alexandria Police Detective Division at (318) 441-6416 or APD Dispatch (318) 441-6559.
You may also email information to detectives at: APD-Detectives@cityofalex.com
ORIGINAL STORY
Alexandria, LA (6/30/2023) – According to the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office (RPSO) Inmate Inquiry System, a man was arrested for aggravated kidnapping of a child.
Shanon Wayne Thrasher, 47, of 3414 Willow Glen River Road, Alexandria, Louisiana, was arrested and booked into Detention Center 1.
Trasher was booked on Friday, June 30, 2023, at 12:42 pm. Alexandria Police Department was the arresting agency, according to an official with RPSO.
Trasher is charged with one count of aggravated kidnapping of a child.
No bound has been set at this time. This story is developing.
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Source: Rapides Parish Inmate Inquiry System, RPSO
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