Rickey Paul,had been charged as an accessory after the fact to first-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of Sidney Long

Rickey Paul, 21, of 615 Jo Henderson Ave., is being held without bond after he was arrested Thursday and charged with failure to appear. Paul had been charged as an accessory after the fact to first-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of Sidney Long, 72.Long was shot to death in his store, Long’s Gun and Pawn, during a robbery on May 9. Easton Francisco, 22, and Akeem Evans, 18, both of New Iberia, were charged with first-degree murder in connection with the shooting. Both have remained in the Iberia Parish Jail since being arrested May 10. Now Paul is there as well.Paul was released from custody on $10,000 bond on May 12. He was scheduled to appear Oct.13 for a criminal pretrial before Judge Edward Leonard in 16th Judicial District Court but failed to show, according to the Clerk of Courts Office. Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Wendell Raborn said that a warrant was issued for his arrest.Evans’ trial date has been set for Dec. 9, but Francisco’s has not yet been set.

Rickey Paul,had been charged as an accessory after the fact to first-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of Sidney Long

Rickey Paul, 21, of 615 Jo Henderson Ave., is being held without bond after he was arrested Thursday and charged with failure to appear. Pau...

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