Man arrested in connection with 1994 murder in Lafayette Parish
Clinton Dronet, 60, has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in connection with the 1994 stabbing of John Perry Meche. Advances in technology and reexamination of evidence led to a DNA match that identified Dronet as the suspect.
Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Deputies have arrested Clinton Dronet, 60, in connection with a murder from 1994. Dronet is charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing of John Perry Meche on Dec. 2, 1994, in the 4200 block of Cameron St. The case was stalled for over 30 years due to a lack of evidence and limited technology. Detectives reexamined evidence with the Acadiana Crime Lab, resulting in a DNA match that identified Dronet. Dronet was arrested on April 15 while already in custody at the Lafayette Parish jail on unrelated charges. Lafayette Parish Sheriff Mark Garber credited advances in technology and the persistence of detectives for the arrest.
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