Henry A. Neely

How they died

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Henry A. Neely died after reportedly jumped into a bayou when cornered by police while fleeing a traffic stop. At 12:50 a.m., an Iberville Parish deputy pulled a car over on I-10 East for a simple traffic violation. The passenger, Neely, fled into the woods. Deputies then searched the car and reportedly found $2,500 in counterfeit money, and arrested the drive. Deputies searched the woods for Neely until 5 a.m., before calling off the search. They then received a tip that a suspicious looking man with wet, muddy clothes was seen in Grosse Tete. Deputies cornered Neely, who then reportedly jumped into Bayou Grosse Tete, where he quickly went under and never resurfaced. The search was suspended that afternoon due to lack of visibility and underwater terrain danger. Neely's body was recovered near Bayou Blue on December 7, 2011.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Henry A. Neely, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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