Family of abducted woman track down her abductor, kill him, and rescue her.
The family of a Duson woman kidnapped earlier in the week tracked down and killed her alleged abductor Friday, authorities said.
Police said Bethany Arceneaux, 29, was kidnapped Wednesday by Scott Thomas, the father of her son. But it was family members who were tipped to an abandoned house near Anderson and Fieldspan roads.
Family said they didn’t know what to expect when they showed up to the home early Friday. A half dozen of them converged on the house, kicked down the door and found her inside, bloodied and repeatedly stabbed.
They also found Thomas, 29, of Leonville.
A confrontation ensued between Thomas and Arceneaux’s family. She was injured, and gunfire erupted, Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Capt. Kip Judice said. Thomas died from injuries he sustained during the confrontation, Judice said.
Arceneaux was driven by family members to Lafayette General Medical Center, where was listed in stable condition.
“She’s shook up, she’s sliced up, but she’s alright,” said Ryan Arceneaux, the woman’s brother. He and another brother, Kaylyn Alfred, were among the family members who entered the house. “We found her. We went and got her in that house. We kicked doors down. It was like a movie unfolding.”
Ryan Arceneaux said he is just grateful that his sister is alive and proud of his family’s actions.
“If we would have waited, she would have been dead.”
Alfred said when the family entered the house, they heard cries for help.
“Just screaming … ‘help, help,’” he said. “That’s about it.”
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The family of a Duson woman kidnapped earlier in the week tracked down and killed her alleged abductor Friday, authorities said.
Police said Bethany Arceneaux, 29, was kidnapped Wednesday by Scott Thomas, the father of her son. But it was family members who were tipped to an abandoned house near Anderson and Fieldspan roads.
Family said they didn’t know what to expect when they showed up to the home early Friday. A half dozen of them converged on the house, kicked down the door and found her inside, bloodied and repeatedly stabbed.
They also found Thomas, 29, of Leonville.
A confrontation ensued between Thomas and Arceneaux’s family. She was injured, and gunfire erupted, Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Capt. Kip Judice said. Thomas died from injuries he sustained during the confrontation, Judice said.
Arceneaux was driven by family members to Lafayette General Medical Center, where was listed in stable condition.
“She’s shook up, she’s sliced up, but she’s alright,” said Ryan Arceneaux, the woman’s brother. He and another brother, Kaylyn Alfred, were among the family members who entered the house. “We found her. We went and got her in that house. We kicked doors down. It was like a movie unfolding.”
Ryan Arceneaux said he is just grateful that his sister is alive and proud of his family’s actions.
“If we would have waited, she would have been dead.”
Alfred said when the family entered the house, they heard cries for help.
“Just screaming … ‘help, help,’” he said. “That’s about it.”
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