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Mangham police officer in critical condition; suspect in custody

Mangham Police Officer Marshall Waters is in critical yet stable condition after being shot during a traffic stop Saturday afternoon.
At approximately 1 p.m., Waters executed a traffic stop heading southbound on LA 425 near the Franklin / Richland parish line. Officer Waters was shot by a subject who fled the scene of the stop southbound on US 425 into Franklin Parish.
Waters was transported to Franklin Medical Center for treatment and later transported to Rapides Hospital via helicopter.
At approximately 2:30 pm, the Franklin Parish Sheriff’s Office was notified of a crashed vehicle on LA Highway 562 near Fort Necessity that matched the description of the subject’s vehicle.
The suspect, Hermandus Dashanski Semien, of Ville Platte, LA, was apprehended and placed into custody by the Franklin Parish Sheriffs Office.
Mangham Police Chief Perry Fleming expressed his gratitude on Facebook to all who have called, texted and prayed for Officer Marshall Waters and to the many responding officers who assisted.
Franklin Parish Sheriff Kevin Cobb also took to social media to thank the many law enforcement agencies whom responded and assisted in the ultimate apprehension of Semien and extended his thoughts and prayers to Officer Waters, Chief Perry Fleming, Sheriff Gary Gilley and the law enforcement community of Richland Parish.
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