Jason “Scotty” Meshell, 36, of Zwolle, who escaped from the Sabine Parish Detention Center on March 28 was apprehended on April 5 in Red River Parish.
Meshell was being held on a parole violation for possession of schedule II, as well as failure to register as a sex offender, obstruction of a public passage, careless operation, resisting by flight, flight from an officer, and switched plates. He now faces additional charges for simple escape and theft of a motor vehicle.
Cassie Ezernack, 24, of Zwolle, was arrested with Meshell and is now facing charges of accessory after the fact to simple escape and theft of a motor vehicle.
Meshell eluded authorities in Sabine Parish for several days with the help of his girlfriend, Ezernack, and then stole a Sabine Parish Police Jury truck and drove to Shreveport. They stayed on the move until authorities caught up to them at a home in Coushatta. The home was under surveillance by authorities when Meshell attempted to run away on foot and was quickly caught by the Red River Parish Sheriff’s Department K-9 with the aid of their drone. Meshell required medical attention for dog bites before he was booked into jail. Ezernack did not resist.
Assisting the Sabine Parish Sheriff’s Department in the search and apprehension of Meshell was the Western District of Louisiana U. S. Marshal’s Violent Offender Task Force, the Tri-Parish Narcotics Task Force (consisting of deputies from DeSoto, Red River, and Sabine Parishes), DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Department, Red River Parish Sheriff’s Department, and Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Department.