Clarence A. Frazier Jr.

According to the Justice Department’s description of court documents, the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Marshals Service secured an arrest warrant for Frazier in connection with his failure to appear in state court to face trial on a charge of Sexual Battery with a Person with Infirmities.

According to the Justice Department’s description of court documents, Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Marshals Service personnel located Frazier at his residence and obtained a search warrant for the residence before attempting to approach him.

According to the Justice Department’s description of court documents, officers approached the residence with clear law-enforcement markings, announced their presence, and forced entry to execute the warrant.

According to the Justice Department’s description of court documents, officers found Frazier in a bedroom, where prosecutors allege he barricaded himself and shot at officers, striking a Deputy U.S. Marshal who later died.

According to the Justice Department’s description of court documents, Frazier remained in a standoff with law enforcement in the bedroom until he was taken into custody.

The Justice Department said the FBI is investigating the case with assistance from the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office.

AP reported that authorities filed the complaint after Frazier was taken into custody on Monday, based on an FBI agent’s affidavit, and that a federal magistrate unsealed the complaint Tuesday.