Stanfield had been released on bond in Rapides Parish pending the ongoing investigation, however, outstanding warrants existed for his arrest on the current case. The investigation continued by all agencies including search warrants issued for forensic images of electronic equipment seized from Stanfield.īased on sufficient evidence and probable cause, detectives obtained criminal arrest warrants signed by a Tenth Judicial District Court Judge for the arrest of Stanfield on 30-counts of mail theft and 11-counts of identity theft in Natchitoches Parish.

Each handed their own investigation, but updated everyone on the progress of each case. Hwy 1 in Natchitoches Parish.ĭetectives returned to Rapides Parish and met with several law enforcement agencies to network and discuss this ongoing criminal investigation that consisted of multiple jurisdictions. NPSO detectives received a theft report May 27, 2020, from an individual reporting that package had been stolen from their mailbox on La. In early June 2020, Rapides detectives contacted NPSO detectives reporting they also had a package seized from Stanfield’s vehicle containing eyeglass frames and sunglasses. Some of the mail contained personal and business checks, credit card numbers, bank statements and other private information commonly used in identity theft schemes. CHRISTOPHER AARON STANFIELDĪs the investigation progressed, NPSO detectives identified mail that came from 30 households and businesses in Natchitoches Parish.

NPSO detectives traveled to Alexandria to meet with Rapides detectives to discuss their findings and collect evidence. The investigation began in May of 2020 when Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Deputies contacted the NPSO Criminal Investigations Division reporting that they had arrested Christopher Aaron Stanfield, 33, of Natchitoches on narcotics, weapon and property offenses.ĭuring a search of Stanfield’s vehicle, Rapides deputies discovered a duffle bag containing several pieces of mail belonging to residents and businesses in Natchitoches and Rapides Parishes as well as residents of Texas and Arizona. An eight-month long, disturbing joint investigation by the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division, Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office High Tech Crime Unit, Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office, Louisiana State Police Bureau of Investigations, Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office, US Postal Service, Bossier City Marshal Office NWLA-ICAC Task Force, Natchitoches Parish District Attorney’s Office and Natchitoches Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Force led to the arrest of a Natchitoches man on multiple felony charges ranging from child pornography, narcotics, theft, identity theft and others according to Natchitoches Parish Sheriff Stuart Wright.

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