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Terrebonne Parish Sheriff Jerry Larpenter announced over the weekend that a 24-year-old Houma man was taken into custody on multiple charges and an outstanding warrant.
On March 9, TPSO deputies arrested Quintin Vanburen, of 616 Columbus St., charging him with aggravated battery, simple robbery and failure to appear.
Vanburen has been wanted by authorities for several weeks, stemming from his alleged role in an incident which took place on Monarch Drive in Houma on Feb. 13.
During that incident, authorities said he took a cell phone from a female. When the woman attempted to take the cell phone back, authorities said Vanburen pulled out a small knife and cut the woman, giving her non-life threatening injuries.
Vanburen allegedly fled the scene prior to the arrival of the TPSO, which led to warrants being filed for his arrest.
He was featured in the parish’s ‘Sought By Authorities’ list on February 18, which led to several tips from the public about his possible whereabouts and his eventual arrest.
Authorities said the failure to appear warrant stems from a 2016 arrest for possession of marijuana.
