On Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at approximately 10:12 pm, inmates Brandon Brunet & Cecil Michael Stratton escaped from the Berwick Police Department Jail.
While jailers were securing inmates during lockdown procedures, a brief struggle occurred between Stratton and officers. During the altercation, a chemical substance was thrown into an officer’s face, allowing two inmates to flee the jail.
One of the inmates was apprehended a short time later, but Stratton remains at large.
Stratton is known to have violent tendencies and has previously escaped from a prison facility in North Louisiana.
The public is urged to use extreme caution if Stratton is seen or located. Do not attempt to approach him. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact the Berwick Police Department immediately at 985-384-7710or dial 911.
