On Thursday, September 23, the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested Tyler J. Leger 19, 711 Murbelle Rd., Lake Charles, for the rape of a McNeese student which occurred the previous night.
With information given to deputies by the alleged victim, Kolbie M. Wade, 18, 7308 Delcomme Rd., Lake Charles, and her picking Leger out of a photographic line-up, he was arrested without incident at McNeese while he was attending class. He was booked into the Calcasieu Correctional Center and charged with forcible rape. He remained in jail on a $750,000 bond set by Judge Michael Canaday.
After the arrest of Leger, while continuing their investigation, more information regarding this case became available to detectives. With this information, detectives interviewed several new witnesses which led to another interview with Wade. She continued to allege she was raped by Leger.
After the witnesses’ information was verified to be true, detectives met with the District Attorney’s Office on Tuesday, October 19 to discuss the case. After reviewing the facts of the case, it was decided the rape charge against Leger should be dismissed. Leger was immediately released from jail on October 19.
On October 20, the day after Leger was released from jail, Wade admitted to detectives she had fabricated the story of the rape. She confirmed she did not know Leger and did not give a reason why she made up the story. Wade was arrested and booked into the Calcasieu Correctional Center and charged with criminal mischief. She bonded out later that day.
CPSO Detective Michael Primeaux is the lead investigator on this case.
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