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ArchiveSt. Gabriel cop killed by 'on and off' lover was under investigation for corruption, sheriff says
The St. Gabriel police captain found stabbed to death in his home Sunday was in an "on and off domestic relationship" with his alleged murderer and was suspected of corruption, authorities said Monday.Iberville Parish Sheriff Brett Stassi said he had asked the Louisiana Attorney General to investigate Devin Boutte on allegations of corruption 10 days before his death. He declined to give more details.
A statement from Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill confirmed that allegations of police corruption had been brought to her office.
"The Louisiana Bureau of Investigation had recently opened an investigation into police corruption in St. Gabriel upon referral from Iberville Parish Sheriff Brett Stassi," the statement said. "That matter has now been closed and returned to the Sheriff for a homicide investigation."
Boutte was found stabbed to death early Sunday morning in his St. Gabriel home on Legion Drive. Warren Mitchell III, 25, also of St. Gabriel, was booked Sunday afternoon on a count of second-degree murder, according to a release from the Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office.
Mitchell admitted to striking and stabbing Boutte multiple times, according to an affidavit of probable cause from the sheriff's office.
Detectives found crystal meth and other drugs inside the home, Stassi told WAFB. He told the TV station that Mitchell told investigators Boutte supplied him with drugs to sell and for his personal use.
Mitchell was arrested in June for alleged simple robbery of a store, according to Iberville court records. He had an outstanding arrest warrant for failure to appear regarding a second-degree battery charge in 2023.
The homicide investigation is ongoing, Stassi said
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