Anthony J. Broussard's signed statement to the police. Dated July 25, 1977

Anthony J. Broussard’s signed statement to the police.
Dated July 25, 1977

On November 12, 1975 I got off work at the Galloping Jugs in Lafayette at approximately 3:00 PM that afternoon. I went to some [gas] station in Lafayette and filled up my car which was a Green 1969 Oldsmobile, to come to Crowley with. I then left Lafayette and came to Crowley and went to my grandmother, XXXXXX XXXXXXX house who lives at XXX XXX Street. I stayed at my grandmothers around 15 or 20 minutes and then left to go to Mary LeLeaux’s house to see my daughter Dawn Lynn who was staying with Mary LeLeaux. Mary lives at XXXX XX XXXX, in Crowley. I left my grandmother’s house and turned on South Avenue J and was traveling South and I came up to Jeanette Street at the stop sign. When I got to that stop sign I heard Tommy Spell blowing his horn behind me. He was driving an Old Blue Chevrolet. I didn’t pay any attention to him and kept on going another block and Tommy spell came behind me and blew his horn and flashed his lights, wanting me to stop. I stopped and Tommy Spell pulled up behind and got out of his car and came up to my car. I put my window down and he asked me if I had time to take him somewhere. He told me that it wouldn’t take long. He was drinking a beer at the time. I told him that I had time so I then crossed the street and pulled over on South Ave J. Tommy Spell pulled his car over on Spruce Street and parked it in front of a grocery store there. I do not know the name of the store but it has been closed down for years now. Tommy Spell then came got into my car and about that time both Tommy Spell and I both saw Ricky Mire walking a block in front of us. Ricky was walking East at the time on Ash Street. Tommy told me to catch up with Ricky and I did. When I got to Ash Street I turned left which made me be traveling East also. When I got up to Ricky Mire I stopped and Tommy got out of the car and talked to Ricky. I do not know what Tommy talked to Ricky about. They then both got back into my car and Tommy told me to drive out towards Kings Addition Road. I was driving, Ricky was sitting in the middle and Tommy was sitting on the passenger side. When I got on the Kings Addition road I was traveling East and got on the gravel road and passed all the houses on that road. When we got past the houses Tommy told me to pull over. I stopped by a canal or drainage ditch. I pulled over there and Tommy got out of the car and Ricky got out behind him. Ricky then walked a little ways from the car and Tommy leaned back into my car and told me to give him my keys and Tommy closed the door and then went to the trunk of my car and opened the trunk and got something out my trunk. He then closed my trunk and I saw that he had my tire tool. I saw this after he got in front of my car. Then Tommy and Ricky walked up this levee and walked on the side of the levee out of my sight. I could not see them so I got out of my car and I walked a little ways and I saw Tommy push Ricky one time with one hand. I then came back to my car and got in it and sat there and waited for them to come back. I waited maybe eight or ten minutes and Tommy came walking back to my car alone. Ricky was not with him. Tommy got back into my car and had the tire tool on the floorboard [ineligible]…then asked Tommy “What about Ricky? And he told me “Don’t ask any questions.” Tommy then told me to bring him back to his car. I then turned around and brought Tommy back to his car. When I got on Spruce Street where Tommy’s car was parked and Tommy got out my car with the tire tool and said if I knew what was good for me to keep what I knew to myself. I then left town and went to Lafayette.”
This statement was completed at 12:55 PM on the 25th of July 1977.