Six Arrested in Strawberry Festival Shootings

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On Thursday (April 17, 2025), Ponchatoula Police Department detectives obtained arrest warrants for (6) male suspects, along with (5) residential search warrants for the suspect’s homes, in relation to the April 12 2025 shootings during the Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival.

On Friday (April 18, 2025), with assistance from the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office, the Hammond Police Department SWAT team, the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office Special Response Team, the Louisiana Probation and Parole Tac Team, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) K9 division, the (5) residential search warrants were executed simultaneously. Search warrants were executed at residences on Haney Lane and Camp Street in Ponchatoula, and Puma Drive, Clear Lake Drive, and Easy Street in Hammond. The following arrests were made:

• Camryn Finley (age 18 and of Hammond) for Attempted Second Degree Murder and Terrorizing
• Dealvin Davis (age 18 and of Ponchatoula) for Principal to Attempted Second Degree Murder and Terrorizing
• Courtney McGee (age 18 and of Ponchatoula) for Terrorizing and Principal to Attempted Second Degree Murder
• Markus Dokes (age 19 and of Ponchatoula) for Terrorizing and Attempted Second Degree Murder
• Quentrel Smith (age 18 and of Ponchatoula) for Terrorizing 
• Quenton Smith, Jr. (age 20 and of Ponchatoula) for Terrorizing, Possession of Schedule 1 Narcotics, Possession With Intent to Distribute Schedule 1 Narcotics, Possession of Firearm While in Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance, Possession of Legend Drug, and Handling of Machine Guns Unlawful

The felony terrorizing charges relate to the suspects’ physical altercation and subsequent shootings causing a serious disruption to the general public. 

Chief Layrisson would like to thank all agencies involved throughout this investigation. 

This investigation is ongoing.

**All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty**