Twice-convicted sex offender arrested for rape of disabled person then fails to register, sheriff says

NAPOLEONVILLE, La. (WAFB) - A twice-convicted registered sex offender, who is awaiting trial for allegedly raping a disabled person, is back behind bars for not registering as a sex offender in Assumption Parish.

According to the Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office, detectives arrested Tyrone S. Chevers, 54, of Napoleonville, in July following an investigation into the rape of someone who is mentally impaired.

The sheriff’s office reports that the incident was reported in Labadieville on May 25.

Using evidence of a rape that was recovered during their investigation, detectives identified the suspect as Tyrone S. Chevers, a twice-convicted registered sex offender, according to the sheriff’s office.

Detectives arrested Chevers on Wednesday, July 20, and booked him into the Assumption Parish Detention Center on a first-degree (aggravated) rape charge.

His bond was set at $75,000.

An Assumption Parish grand jury later officially charged him with first-degree rape.

A trial date has not been set.

According to APSO, Chevers was arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 20 for allegedly failing to register as a sex offender.

He was booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center where he remains incarcerated pending a bond hearing, the sheriff’s office added.

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