Third suspect charged with first-degree murder in Terrebonne case

A third Tri-City area man has been charged with first-degree murder in the killing of a man whose remains were found Wednesday in Terrebonne Parish.
Seth Lovett, 33, of Morgan City, was arrested Thursday by the Grand Isle Police Department after he returned from working offshore and charged with one count of first-degree murder, Terrebonne Parish Sheriff Tim Soignet said Friday.
Lovett was arrested with the assistance of the U.S. Coast Guard and the Grand Isle Police Department.
On Thursday, the Terrebonne and St. Mary sheriff’s offices announced the arrests of Alvin Fitch, 34, of Morgan City and Christopher Martin, 34, of Berwick, both charged on Terrebonne Parish warrants for one count of first degree murder. Terrebonne also announced the arrest of Chance Boudreaux, 26, of Morgan City, and charged him with one count of accessory after the fact to first-degree murder, Soignet said.
The sheriff said human bones were discovered in a wooded area on Wednesday in the 5200 block of North Bayou Black Drive during the investigation of a Gibson homicide.
After being notified of the death, the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office, along with the Morgan City Police Department and the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office, investigated. That led authorities to the Gibson location where the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office, along with assistance of the Morgan City Police Department and the Patterson Police Department K9 division, located the remains, Soignet said.
Louisiana State University’s Forensic Anthropology and Computer Enhancement Services lab was contacted and assisted with the recovery.
The individual’s identity is not being released at this time, pending confirmation of DNA from the Louisiana State Police Crime Lab, Soignet said.
Wednesday evening, Fitch was arrested in Bayou Vista, while Martin was arrested in Berwick. Boudreaux already was in Morgan City Police Department custody and was booked.
Fitch also was booked on a St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office warrant for failure to appear on charges of possessing or carrying a concealed weapon; possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine; possession of clonazepam; possession of cocaine; illegal use, possession or control of weapons; monetary instrument abuse and possession of marijuana.
Martin also was charged with possession of heroin, possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia.