Man wanted in May 25 shooting arrested by Franklin police

An anonymous call led Franklin police and other agencies to a man wanted in a May 25 shooting and to two people charged in unrelated crimes.

J’Trell Connor, 20, West Third Street, Franklin, was arrested Saturday on eight counts of attempted second-degree murder and single counts of resisting an officer and illegal use of firearms and dangerous instrumentalities.

Connor was also arrested on a warrant dated May 25 alleging two counts each of attempted second-degree murder and criminal damage to property, and a single count of illegal use of a weapon or dangerous instrumentality. Connor was booked, processed and held with no bond set at the time of press release.

Tommy Carson Jr., 19, 10th Street, Franklin, was arrested Saturday on =charges of accessory after the fact to attempted second-degree murder, possession of a legend drug without a prescription, illegal carrying of a weapon and resisting an officer. Carson was booked, processed and transported to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center.

JaQuan Verrett, 22, 10th Street, Franklin, was arrested Sunday on the charges of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of drug paraphernalia, illegal carrying of a weapon in the presence of a controlled dangerous substance, accessory after the fact to attempted second-degree murder, possession of a legend drug without a prescription and violation of uniformed controlled dangerous substance law (drug free zone). Verrett was booked, processed and transported to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center.

The three were arrested after the Franklin Police Department received an anonymous call saying Connor and two other people entered a residence on 10th Street with long guns. It was confirmed that the wanted subject was inside of the residence along with the other subjects.

A search warrant was obtained, and the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office, Jeanerette City Marshal’s Office, Chitimacha Tribal Police Department and Baldwin Police Department assisted with the search of the residence. Entry was made into the residence and the subjects were located and detained.

Officers located one handgun, one rifle, illegal narcotics and paraphernalia, the Police Department said. The three subjects were then transported to the Franklin Police Department for questioning.

After further interrogation, Connor confessed to an incident that occurred about 1:45 a.m. Saturday in reference to shots fired into a residence on Second Street.

In the May 25 shooting, Connor is accused of wounding one person. Police answered the shots-fired call about 6:17 p.m. in the area of West Third and Iberia streets.