Stolen weapons, bike found

Published 6:00 am Friday, November 23, 2018

A New Iberia man was arrested after investigators found firearms and a stolen dirt bike at his residence Tuesday.

Trent Viltz, 30, was arrested on four counts of possession of a firearm by convicted felon and possession of stolen property.

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Members of the New Iberia Police Department Criminal Investigations, Patrol, K-9, and Traffic Divisions executed a search warrant on Viltz’s residence in the 500 block of Lee Street Tuesday as part of an ongoing homicide investigation. The homicide occurred on Nov. 6 on Lee Street near the intersection of Park Avenue.

During a search of the residence, four firearms were recovered. Investigators also recovered the stolen dirt bike.

Viltz was booked into the Iberia Parish Jail.