A Pierre Part man has been arrested and jailed connection with an Oct. 16 shooting involving members of the Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office, the Sheriff's Office reports.

Paul Blanchard Jr., 60, who was wounded in the shooting, has been medically cleared and was booked in Assumption Parish. He then was transferred to a Louisiana state prison facility for continued medical treatment in the prison infirmary, according to a Sheriff's Office news release.

Blanchard was arrested Tuesday on two counts of attempted first-degree murder, three counts of aggravated assault with a firearm, and single counts of aggravated assault on a police officer, hate crimes and aggravated burglary, the news release states.

The incident began when Blanchard confronted an individual performing lawn care work

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