A manhunt in western Bienville Parish that began Wednesday afternoon (Sept. 15) has ended.

Sheriff’s office officials say the two wanted men have been arrested. They were reportedly caught in some woods behind the old Woodward Walker Mill off Highway 80. Sheriff John Ballance says a drone was in the air Thursday morning searching for the men when it noticed a ripple in the water. Deputies searched the area, and found the two men hiding.

Officials say the manhunt began when the two men bailed out of a Ford pickup that was clocked at 99 mph on I-20, the sheriff said. Turns out the truck was stolen from someplace in Mississippi, he added.

They drove west into Webster Parish, when a deputy fell in behind them. They then crossed the median and doubled back into Bienville Parish. They did the same thing a few more times, then finally took the Ada-Taylor exit off I-20, went down a dirt road, and drove off into a creek.

That’s when the two men, both described as being in their early 20s and one wearing all black, bailed out of the truck.

Law officers, a Louisiana State Police helicopter, drones, and tracking dogs from Wade Correctional Center were sent out to search for them.

https://www.ksla.com/2021/09/16/manhunt-continues-bienville-parish/