Man Arrested in Connection with 1994 Murder in Lafayette Parish

Man arrested in connection with 1994 murder in Lafayette Parish

Clinton Dronet, 60, is charged with second degree murder in connection with the 1994 stabbing of John Perry Meche.

Arrest made in 1994 Lafayette murder after DNA match cracks decades-old cold case

The Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested a man in connection with a 32-year-old case that left one man dead.

Man arrested in 30-year-old Lafayette Parish cold case

An arrest has been made in a Lafayette Parish homicide that left one man dead more than three decades ago.On December 2, 1994, Lafayette Parish Sheriffs Deputies responded to the 4200 block of Cameron St. in reference to a stabbing. The victim, John Perry Meche, 47, was transported to a local hospital, where he later died from his injuries. Due to a lack of evidence linking a suspect to the murder as well as the limitations of available technolo…