Fake News Shows Up To This Man's Crawfish Farm, They Instantly Regret It

This news van from There was a confrontation at a crawfish pond in Lafayette Parish Tuesday that ended with each of the three parties being issued a summons.

A video posted on Facebook showed a farmer talking to and cursing at a Channel 10 reporter and cameraman while a police officer from Duson was standing patiently near the unfolding scene. The video has since been deleted from Facebook.

Kip Judice, the Chief of Police of Duson, says when he received a call from a crawfish farmer the man asked for someone to come out to his farm. The farmer asked Judice for help because he wanted the reporter and cameraman removed from his property. Judice tells KPEL that the man's pond is not in the Duson jurisdiction, but because he had helped the man retrieve stolen money and crawfish three weeks ago, he decided to send someone out there to see if they could be of assistance.

The Duson Police Chief says that when his officer arrived on the scene, the young female reporter, Alece Courville was leaning against a car, and the cameraman was standing next to the Channel 10 news van. The video, which has since been removed from Facebook, was a tirade by Tee Guidry laced with profanities. He berated the reporter and cameraman saying they were going to report fake news in reference to the coronavirus.

Judice tells KPEL that Courville and Lance Leblanc, the cameraman, were there to set up a "live" shot for news broadcast on Channel 10. They were, in fact, according to Judice, on Guidry's property, and Guidry kept insisting that they be issued a ticket. John Mowell with Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office says they were contacted about the situation, and they went to the scene since it is their jurisdiction. The crawfish pond is located in the 1300 block of Austria Road.

Mowell says Guidry was irate, and the deputy told Guidry he was going to handcuff him and put him in the back of his patrol car while the situation was being sorted out. Both the reporter and the cameraman were issued a misdemeanor summons for Criminal Trespassing, and Guidry was issued a misdemeanor summons for Theft.

I have placed a call to the News Director at Channel 10 for more information, but I have not received a return call yet. One of my colleagues also contacted the News Director, but he has not received a return call either.

Mowell says they are continuing to investigate the circumstances of yesterday's events and additional charges are possible.