Dordogne: An armed and dangerous fugitive on the run – 20 minutes
He already had four convictions for spousal violence to his credit. The prosecutor of the Republic of Périgueux Solène Belaouar clarified a certain number of elements this Sunday evening, on the profile of the armed man wanted by more than 300 gendarmes since this Sunday morning. All these convictions were linked to violence against his ex-partner.
His first conviction for violence against a spouse was decided by the court of Bergerac which imposed on him on March 17, 2015 a six-month suspended prison sentence and put on probation for two years, detailed the prosecutor. Then, on February 22, 2017, the Périgueux court again sentenced him to a six-month suspended sentence, a sentence accompanied by compulsory care. Seven months later, on September 11, 2017, the same court sentenced him for immediate appearance to one year in prison with a warrant of committal.
16 months in prison, eight of which were suspended
Then, for acts committed in January 2021, the same court sentenced him on February 19 by immediate appearance to 16 months in prison, eight of which were suspended and probated, but without continued detention after having spent a few weeks. in pre-trial detention, the time to prepare his defense.
On May 3, his sentence of eight months firm is arranged with the obligation to wear an electronic bracelet and not to approach his ex-partner, mother of his three children.
He was also prohibited from possessing weapons
The 29-year-old man, heavily armed, was also “prohibited from possessing weapons” and “the weapon he used that night and which he currently uses, presumably, is a weapon which was obtained illegally” , she added during a press briefing at Lardin-Saint-Lazare.
The fleeing individual was located in a wooded area near this Dordogne village. He had gone in the night from Sunday to Monday at the home of his ex-girlfriend, to attack his new friend, who was slightly injured in an altercation. The madman then attacked the gendarmes, towards whom he shot several times.