
09/16/2025
A Louisiana man allegedly posed as a judge to lower an inmate’s bond, securing his release from jail before the scheme was uncovered, authorities said.
Adrian James St. Romain, 42, now faces multiple charges including false impersonation, assisting escape, attempted escape, and injuring public records, according to the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office. He was arrested Tuesday on an unrelated warrant, then hit with the additional charges tied to what investigators described as “impersonating local judges.”
The plot dates back to April, when someone phoned the Calcasieu Correctional Center claiming to be a judge and successfully had 46-year-old Demond Lynn Delahoussaye Sr.’s bond reduced to a release on recognizance. Delahoussaye was freed in June.
Authorities didn’t catch the ruse until Delahoussaye showed up for a July 17 court hearing. He was immediately taken back into custody on his pending aggravated assault case. Investigators say St. Romain then tried two more times in July to pull off the same scheme for Delahoussaye but failed.
Detectives eventually identified St. Romain as the caller and arrested him with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service. Sheriff Stitch Guillory said the incident was the result of a training lapse and that new safeguards have since been put in place.
St. Romain remains in custody without bond as the investigation continues.