Accused TPSO deputy shooter pleads not guilty

The Montegut man accused of shooting a Terrebonne Parish sheriff’s deputy three months ago pleaded not guilty last week to that and several other felony charges.

Adrian Broussard, 18, appeared for his arraignment via videoconferencing last Tuesday from the parish jail complex.

Broussard is facing four felony charges and one misdemeanor: attempted first-degree murder of a police officer, illegal possession of a firearm and marijuana, theft over $500, criminal damage of property over $500 and simple burglary.

Pretrial motions have been set for Jan. 6, 2010, and a trial date for Jan. 18, 2010.

Both will go before District Judge Timothy Ellender.

Broussard was arrested for the July 28 shooting of Deputy Donald Bourg, 36, outside the Montegut Post Office.

Sheriff’s deputies conducted a 12-hour manhunt before finding Broussard the next day in an abandoned house less than a half-mile from the post office.

Authorities said Broussard had stolen the .22-caliber handgun used in the shooting.

Bourg sustained three gunshots wounds – one each to the left leg, lower back and left shoulder. The wounds punctured his lung, broke a rib and temporarily paralyzed his right leg.

Broussard’s bond was set at $2 million. Ellender denied a request to reduce the bond at Broussard’s Aug. 27 hearing.