Escaped Vermilion Parish inmate leads police on high speed chase on I-10

The inmate who escaped from the Vermilion Parish Correctional Center on Dec. 3 was caught after leading police on a high-speed chase from Jennings to Rayne.
Gavin Garnica, 23, was caught Friday night in Rayne after a two-day search, according to Jennings Police Chief Danny Semmes.
Jennings police worked with Vermilion Parish and federal authorities to find Garnica on Friday.
Chief Semmes said that around 11:30 p.m. Friday, someone told a Shop Rite security guard that they were scared of the person they had picked up in their car.
When officers arrived, Semmes said Garnica ran away on foot, crossed the street to a nearby hotel, carjacked a vehicle, and then led police on a high-speed chase on I-10 until he was stopped in Rayne.
Garnica was arrested and taken to a hospital in Lafayette before being handed over to Vermilion and federal authorities, Semmes said.
Garnica was hurt in the accident, suffering a black eye and a cut on his nose and cheek.
Garnica’s sister, 18-year-old Aliva Garnica, of Lafayette, has been arrested and booked with simple escape and aggravated escape in connection with her brother’s escape. She allegedly drove Gavin to Houston after he escaped.
Her bond was set at $25,000, and she bonded out on Monday.
Vermilion Parish Sheriff Eddie Langlinais and his deputies arrived at the scene soon after the accident.
After he was released from the hospital over the weekend, he was booked again into the Vermilion Parish Correctional Center.
He was charged with aggravated escape over the weekend. The Jennings Police Department and the FBI are expected to file more charges.
Sheriff Langlinais thanked all the police departments and agencies for their help in finding and arresting Garnica.
Here is a list of agencies provided by the FBI that played a role in finding Garnica:

•Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office
• Louisiana State Police
• Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office
• Jennings Police Department
• Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office
•Lafayette Police Department
• Lafayette Sheriff’s Office
• U.S. Marshal’s Service
• FBI Houston
•U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Louisiana

Garnica was a wanted fugitive in 2022
In 2022, Garnica led police from Lafayette, Vermilion Parish, the state police, and Abbeville on a high-speed chase that ended when the Vermilion Task Force boxed him in.
Three law enforcement agencies charged him with 30 crimes, including carjacking, resisting arrest, aggravated kidnapping, attempted first-degree murder, battery of a dating partner, and simple escape.