State AG’s office says Paul directed officers to operate outside city limits for years

POLLOCK, La. — The chief of the Pollock Police Department was arrested Monday on malfeasance and false public records charges after a state investigation found he directed officers to patrol, make arrests and issue citations outside the department’s legal jurisdiction for more than three years.

Christopher Paul, 55, of Bentley, was taken into custody by agents with Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill’s Louisiana Bureau of Investigation and booked at the Grant Parish Sheriff’s Office. He was released on his own recognizance.

Paul faces three counts of malfeasance in office and three counts of principal to filing or maintaining false public records under Louisiana law.

The LBI opened its investigation after the Grant Parish Sheriff’s Office requested assistance regarding allegations of official misconduct within the Pollock Police Department.

Agents determined that from Jan. 1, 2022, through Sept. 11, 2025, Paul directed Pollock officers to patrol, issue citations and make arrests on and around the grounds of the Federal Correctional Complex – Pollock. Investigators found that Paul knew the complex and the roadway leading to the facility fell outside Pollock’s city limits and that his department lacked legal authority to conduct routine law enforcement activities in that area.

Officers acting under Paul’s direction made multiple arrests, issued multiple citations and prepared investigative reports that falsely identified the locations of those actions as within the department’s jurisdiction, according to the AG’s office.

An arrest warrant was issued by the 35th Judicial District Court.

Murrill said the case reflects a core principle of her office’s enforcement priorities.

“No one is above the law — especially those sworn to uphold it,” Murrill said.

The AG’s office said the investigation is continuing.

All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Source: Louisiana Office of the Attorney General