Overview
- Stratton, 46, was taken into custody overnight Friday after a two-day search that began with his escape from the Berwick Police Department jail.
- Deputies say he allegedly threw a chemical substance into a jailer’s face during 10:12 p.m. lockdown procedures Wednesday, then fled with 22-year-old Brandon Brunet.
- Morgan City police received a complaint that Stratton had been seen inside a residence, and officers later found him lying in a boat at a local business around 12:15 a.m.
- Brunet was recaptured shortly after the escape and his bail was set at $500,000.
- Both men face counts including disarming a police officer, battery on a police officer, aggravated battery, aggravated escape and unauthorized entry of a critical infrastructure, and investigators expect additional charges.