MARCUS ARCENEAUX & BETHANY ARCENEAUX |
Marcus Arceneaux cradled his frightened niece, Bethany Arceneaux, in his arms as he tenderly placed her in a car. Blood ran down Bethany’s face and she held a cloth to her neck to stem the flow.
BETHANY ARCENEAUX |
The 29-year-old from Duson was the mother of his child and allegedly a victim of years of domestic abuse at his hands. Thomas, also 29, allegedly grabbed Bethany while she was near a day care center.
He shoved the woman into his car, leaving his 2-year-old child abandoned inside Bethany’s vehicle.
Thomas then drove Bethany to an abandoned home in an isolated area of the town. It was hidden away from the road by a large oak tree. But what he didn’t count on was Bethany’s family fighting back.
SCOTT THOMAS |
About a dozen family members stormed into the home. When Thomas began stabbing his ex-lover, it sparked a confrontation. Lafayette Parish police are still investigating what happened next.
According to KLFY, the family members say they shot Thomas to prevent him from killing Bethany. “I can just imagine how chaotic that confrontation was. The person who acted in defense of Ms. Arceneaux is a relative, a close relative to her.
By the time police sent a SWAT team inside the home, Thomas was already dead. As of now, no charges have been pressed against anyone in the Arceneaux family. Initial investigations into the incident revealed that the Arceneauxs were acting in defense of the victim.
Bethany’s brothers, Ryan Arceneaux and Kaylyn Alfred, told The Advertiser that they were part of the woman’s rescue team. “We went and got her in that house. We kicked doors down. It was like a movie unfolding,” Ryan said. “If we wouldn’t have done what we did, she would have been dead.”
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