RICHMOND, VA. (THECOUNT) — Dakota Theriot, the man accused of killing five people in Louisiana, was captured Sunday morning in Richmond County, Virginia, according to KTLA.
Dakota Theriot’s girlfriend, Summer Ernest, and her relatives were found dead in their home in Baton Rouge. The dead included her father, Billy Ernest, 43, and her brother Tanner Ernest, 17, according to authorities.
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Theriot, 21, is seen above in his booking photo released by the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office on Jan. 26, 2019.
Elizabeth and Keith Theriot, both 50, were at their residence near Baton Rouge when the suspect killed them, Ascension Parish Sheriff Bobby Webre said.
Theriot, 21, was apprehended following a night on the run after being named a suspect in the shooting deaths of his parents, his girlfriend, and her father and brother in two separate shootings Saturday.
When authorities arrived at the scene, Keith Theriot was still alive and told them his son shot them, authorities said.
Theriot was dating Summer and had lived with the Ernests for several weeks, Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard said. He was recently asked to leave the residence and not return, according to authorities.
A 7-year old and a 1-year-old were found in the home, but were unharmed and are now with their mother.
Theriot will be taken back to Ascension Parish, Louisiana, and booked on two counts of first-degree murder, home invasion and illegal use of weapons, investigators said Sunday.
Friends and family members took to Facebook to remember Summer:
Geo quick facts: Richmond County is a county located on the Northern Neck in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,254. Its county seat is Warsaw. The rural county should not be confused with the large city and state capital Richmond, Virginia – Wikipedia.