Ex-Constable Tony Thomassie arrested, accused of pointing gun at 2 bar patrons: JPSO
Former Jefferson Parish Constable Antoine “Tony” Thomassie was arrested Thursday morning (June 13), accused of pointing a gun at two people who tried stop him from driving away from a Harvey bar while intoxicated, according to authorities.
Thomassie, 71, of Marrero, was booked into the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna with two counts of aggravated assault with a firearm, said Capt. Jason Rivarde, spokesman for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office.
Thomassie served as a constable for Jefferson Parish’s 2nd Justice Court for more than 27 years before he lost re-election in 2014 in the wake of a Fox 8 investigative report that caught him on video several times drinking in a bar during work hours. He pleaded guilty to malfeasance in office last year after additional allegations arose, including charging monthly badge-fees to deputy constables, depositing garnishments into his personal accounts and hiring his wife, which was against state nepotism laws.
Thomassie’s current troubles began on the afternoon of May 29 at The Pit Stop West, a bar located in the 500 block of Destrehan Avenue in Harvey, Rivarde said.
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