OFFICIAL NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release

Friday, May 21, 2021, 5 p.m.

Belle Chasse, LA - Sheriff Gerald A. Turlich, Jr. announces the arrest of Franklin Senfles, 22, of Gretna, Louisiana with one count of Second Degree Murder in connection to the overdose death of Hailey Deickman, 18, of Belle Chasse along with one count of Attempted Second Degree Murder of a second victim.

Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office (PPSO) deputies and investigators responded to the report of an overdose on the evening of May 14, 2021 in Belle Chasse. Upon arrival, PPSO and Plaquemines Parish Emergency Medical Services discovered Deickman and a second victim unresponsive. The subsequent investigation revealed that Senfles was positively identified as being directly involved in the illegal drug transaction with Hailey Deickman. The investigation revealed the illegal drug transaction occurred prior to PPSO receiving the 911 call of Deickman's overdose. On the afternoon of May 18, 2021, Deickman was legally pronounced dead at Ochsner Hospital Westbank Campus.

"The amount of fentanyl currently being used in illegal narcotics is not only dangerous, but it's becoming a major public safety issue," said Sheriff Turlich. "We will continue to aggressively pursue any individual that spreads this poison into our community."

Senfles was arrested by the St. Gabriel Police Department in coordination with PPSO and the Westbank Multi-jurisdictional Task Force hosted by the Gretna Police Department. Senfles will be extradited and booked into the Plaquemines Parish Detention Center this evening.

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Contact Information:
Lieutenant Chaun Domingue
Public Information Officer
Office: 504-934-6785
cdomingue@ppso.net