Two more arrests in Bayou Vista shooting

Two more people have been arrested in connection with their alleged roles in the Nov. 21 shooting of a woman in Bayou Vista, the St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office said.

Kaemon Toi Bush, 19, Lafayette, was arrested Thursday on charges of principal to attempted first-degree murder, principal to second-degree kidnapping and obstruction of justice.

Cassandra Hopkins, 46, Lafayette, was arrested Thursday the charges of accessory after the fact to attempted first-degree murder, obstruction of justice and accessory after the fact to second-degree kidnapping.

Derrick Williams Jr., 20, Lafayette, was arrested in December on a charge of attempted first-degree murder of the Bayou Vista woman.

According to the Sheriff's Office account, at 12:29 a.m. Nov. 21, deputies responded to a residence on Saturn Road in Bayou Vista after a 911 call about a subject who had been wounded. Deputies discovered a local woman who was wounded by a gunshot.

Detectives were brought in and through the investigation, Williams was developed as the suspect. Detectives also learned that Williams took a 1-year-old toddler from the residence and fled the scene.

A level II Endangered Missing Child Advisory was issued by the Louisiana State Police.

Sometime later, the toddler was found to be safe.

On Dec. 9, U.S. marshals located Williams in New Iberia and arrested him on the SMPSO warrant for attempted first-degree murder. Williams was booked into the Iberia Parish Jail and subsequently transported to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center for booking.