UPDATE, 1:01 p.m.: The victim has been identified as Karla Garner, 38, of Lafayette.
ORIGINAL POST, 11:08 a.m.: LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — A man and a woman have been arrested after the body of a woman was found in the 700 block of Bonin Rd. on Saturday, June 25, according to the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office.
Phillip Dwayne Joseph, 36, faces charges of second-degree murder, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, illegal possession of a firearm, and unauthorized use of a moveable. His bond was listed at $550,000. Marshall Rechelle Leday, 34, faces a charge of accessory after the fact to second-degree murder.
Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office Spokesperson Valerie Ponseti said deputies responded to the scene at around 7:15 a.m. Saturday morning. Deputies obtained arrest warrants for Joseph and Leday shortly after.
No further information has been released, including the victim’s name, the cause of death or any weapons used.
Marshall Leday (Courtesy Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office — All persons presumed innocent until proven guilty) Philip Joseph (Courtesy Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office — All persons presumed innocent until proven guilty)