PAINCOURTVILLE – Assumption Parish Sheriff Leland Falcon reports the arrests of Harley J. Montet, 17, of 170 Ann Street, Bayou L’Ourse, LA, Javvon Jaquanta Williams, 19, of 179 Violet Street, Labadieville, LA, Denarion Javontey Truehill, 17, of 383 Highway 400, Napoleonville, LA and the filing of a verified complaint against a juvenile who was 16 at the time of the offense, arising from an incident near Paincourtville on June 28, 2025.
In the early morning hours of June 28, 2025, deputies were dispatched to the area of Ideal Street off of LA 308 in Paincourtville in reference to gunshots being fired.
Deputies arrived on scene and located bullet casings of several different calibers which had been fired. Deputies secured the area on Ideal Street. Additionally, deputies located a vehicle in the LA 1 area of Belle Rose that had been struck by gunfire on Ideal Street. That vehicle was secured as an additional crime scene. At the time of this shooting, the vehicle was occupied by four people.
Detectives were dispatched and continued the investigation. It was determined that multiple individuals were involved in an argument and at some point, gunfire erupted.
As the investigation progressed, detectives identified Harley J. Montet, Javvon Jaquanta Williams, Denarion Javontey Truehill and a fourth individual as suspects involved in this incident.
As the investigation continued, detectives secured arrest warrants for Harley J. Montet, Javvon Jaquanta Williams and Denarion Javontey Truehill.
Harley J. Montet was arrested on Wednesday morning and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center on charges of:
*Attempted First Degree Murder – 4 Counts
*Aggravated Assault with a Firearm – 4 Counts
*Aggravated Criminal Damage to Property
*Illegal Use of Weapons or Dangerous Instrumentalities
Harley J. Montet remains incarcerated pending a bond hearing.
Javvon Jaquanta Williams was arrested on Wednesday evening and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center on charges of:
*Attempted First Degree Murder – 4 Counts
*Aggravated Assault with a Firearm – 4 Counts
*Aggravated Criminal Damage to Property
*Illegal Use of Weapons or Dangerous Instrumentalities
Javvon Jaquanta Williams remains incarcerated pending a bond hearing.
Denarion Javontey Truehill was arrested on Wednesday evening and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center on charges of:
*Attempted First Degree Murder – 4 Counts
*Aggravated Assault with a Firearm – 4 Counts
*Aggravated Criminal Damage to Property
*Illegal Use of Weapons or Dangerous Instrumentalities
Denarion Javontey Truehill remains incarcerated pending a bond hearing.
Detectives filed a verified complaint against a fourth suspect who was 16 years of age at the time of the offense. That individual was taken into custody on Thursday afternoon and charged by Verified Complaint for:
*Attempted First Degree Murder – 1 Count
*Illegal Use of Weapons or Dangerous Instrumentalities by a Juvenile – 1 Count
*Illegal Possession of a Handgun by a Juvenile – 1 Count
This individual remains in custody. He is from Gonzales. Sheriff Falcon thanks the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office for their assistance in arresting this suspect.
For additional information concerning this News Release, contact Sheriff Leland Falcon or Public Information Officer, Lonny Cavalier at (985) 498-9353 or (985) 369-2912.