Murder Suspect Found at Kentwood Area Residence

Marrio Haynes, Jr., age 25 and supposedly of Abita Springs, was located and arrested at a Kentwood area residence Wednesday (February 28, 2024) morning. Haynes, Jr. was wanted for a fatal shooting which occurred December 26, 2023, outside a Lacombe-area gas station. 

Members of the U.S. Marshals Task Force responded to the Kentwood-area residence after investigators with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office obtained information that Haynes, Jr. was possibly staying at the home. His co-defendant and girlfriend, 21 year-old Megan Coleman, who was previously arrested for her role in the murder but had since bonded out of jail, was also located at the home. Coleman now faces an additional charge of Accessory After the Fact for aiding Haynes in avoiding capture. She was booked into the Tangipahoa Parish Jail. Haynes, Jr. was also booked into the Tangipahoa Parish Jail as a fugitive and is awaiting extradition to St. Tammany.

Sheriff Randy Smith would like to thank both the U.S. Marshal’s Service and Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office for their assistance in locating and taking Coleman and Haynes into custody. 

“We are grateful for the working relationship we have with our neighboring agencies and the U.S. Marshal’s Service, who assisted us in locating and arresting Haynes,” Sheriff Randy Smith said. “I would also like to thank the detectives with our Major Crimes Division who worked countless hours and ran down numerous leads to track down and arrest this dangerous criminal.”

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