Haughton residents remain on edge 4 days after inmate escape
By Rylee Curry
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HAUGHTON, La. (KTBS) — Four days after 24-year-old Caddo Parish correctional inmate Tre’Veon Jackson escaped deputy custody in Shreveport, residents in the Haughton area remain on edge as authorities continue searching for him. Jackson was last seen in Bossier Parish near the Country Place subdivision in Haughton, prompting some residents to take extra precautions. “We need answers,” said Brandon Kitchens, president of the Country Place homeowners association. “We know that there is information that law enforcement cannot give us. Sure, I understand. But we need to know something.” Longtime Country Place resident Ronnie Jordan said he does not believe Jackson is still in the area, but he is still being cautious. “I don’t think that he’s out here. He’d be a fool if he was,” Jordan said. “I don’t think he has any ties to this neighborhood.” Jordan said he called his wife after learning Jackson had been traced nearby and told her to stay inside and not answer the door. Neither the Bossier Parish nor Caddo Parish sheriff’s offices provided an update on the investigation Thursday. However, Lt. Breck Scott with the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office said investigators have received more than 100 tips from the public since Monday. Deputies are following up on those tips and taking each one seriously, he said. One tip led investigators to the Shell gas station on North Market Street. Scott said that lead turned out to be unfounded. For residents, the lack of information is becoming more noticeable as the search continues. Kitchens said he has faith in law enforcement but would feel more at ease knowing more about the investigation. “They’re fully capable of doing their jobs, of course,” Kitchens said. “But with multiple agencies, with Louisiana State Police, Caddo and Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office, multiple agencies that should be able to take this guy down if he’s supposedly within the local area still.”
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