LAKE CHARLES, La. (KLFY) -- Two people were arrested and charged in connection with a string of identity thefts in Calcasieu Parish, authorities said.
Allen W. Woodard, 43, and Courtney P. Lebleu, 31, were arrested in a home on Cedar Street in Lake Charles in reference to bank fraud, forgery and identity theft, stemming from mail that had been previously stolen.
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Office Financial Crimes detectives investigated several cases between August 2023 and January 2024. On Feb. 23 detectives, with with the assistance of the CPSO ACT-Team and Special Operations Group, served a search warrant in reference to the cases. During the search detectives found Woodard and Lebleu hiding inside the home. Detectives also found numerous identification cards, social security cards, debit and credit cards, checks and mail inside the residence, authorities said.
Woodard was arrested and booked into the Calcasieu Correctional Center and charged with theft $1,000-5,000, forgery and bank fraud in connection with one of the cases. Woodard also had several active warrants through CPSO, Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff’s Office, DeQuincy Police Department and 14th Judicial District Court. His bond was set at $75,000.
Lebleu was arrested on outstanding warrants through CPSO and the Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff’s Office, and on a charge of contempt of court. Bond details were not released.
The investigations are ongoing and more arrests and charges are possible, authorities said.
