Tangipahoa Sheriff's Office makes arrest in jail-related terrorizing case

Tangipahoa Sheriff's Office makes arrest in jail-related terrorizing case

Ponchatoula man arrested in connection with false reports about an escape at the Tangipahoa Parish Jail

Tangipahoa deputies: Man arrested for terrorizing, false reports of Tangipahoa Parish Jail escape

HAMMOND - Deputies arrested a Ponchatoula man for terrorizing after they said he published false information on social media of an inmate escaping from the Tangipahoa Parish Jail.The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office said on June 24, Arden Wells, 70, published false information on social media saying an inmate escaped the Tangipahoa Parish Jail. Deputies said the posts created "undue concern among the public" following an actual escape the mont…