One dead, one arrested after stabbing in Duson

DUSON - A Lafayette man is charged with murder and a 9-1-1 caller is dead after a stabbing  Thursday (Dec. 1) in Duson.
The Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office was called to a home on La Rue Rhiems just before 1 a.m. Thursday, according to John Mowell of the sheriff’s office.
Deputies said the victim, Troy Adams, 52, made the 9-1-1 call himself, but by the time responders arrived, he had already died from multiple stab wounds.
Duson Police Chief Kip Judice said his department got involved when the sheriff’s office called to say that the suspect in the stabbing may be located at the Miss Mamie’s Casino in Duson.
That was at about 3 a.m.
Duson Police arrested Derrick Vallien, 36, at the truck stop casino and charged him with the second-degree murder of Adams.
Since the truck stop is located in Acadia Parish, Vallien was initially booked into the Acadia Parish Jail then released to the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office.
He is currently incarcerated in the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center.