EVANGELINE PARISH, La. (KALB) - According to the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office, a Ville Platte man has been arrested on several charges, including indecent behavior with juveniles and intimidating a witness.

EPSO said that on Oct. 5, they received a complaint from a witness in a case in which Rufus Searile was previously arrested for, claiming that he was receiving phone calls and text messages from people telling him that Searile was posting about him on Facebook.

The witness claimed the post was saying that he needed to ask someone about a previous witness who went against him about how their life turned out. There were also Facebook posts saying he needed to change his story, or he would go to jail.

On Oct. 7, Searile was charged with two counts of intimidating a witness.

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