Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced an inmate has been charged and his wife is wanted for conspiring to plan an escape from the Lafourche Parish Detention Center. Inmate Nicholas Meyer (age 25), who is serving a 10-year sentence for armed robbery, has been charged. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of his wife, Alysia Meyer (age 27) of Thibodaux in connection to the incident.

Investigators recently learned that Nicholas Meyer had been planning an escape from the Lafourche Parish Detention Center in Thibodaux. Through investigation, they learned Inmate Meyer and his wife had planned an elaborate scheme in which he planned to attempt to scale the perimeter fence of the facility. He had also planned to have his wife nearby to pick him up and drive them out of state. Investigators questioned Inmate Meyer, and he admitted to planning to escape.

Meyer had been arrested for Armed Robbery by Thibodaux Police on July 9, 2017. Then on March 16, 2018, Meyer was sentenced to serve 10 years with credit for time served. He is now charged with Conspiracy to Commit Simple Escape. His bond on that charge is set at $100,000.

Alysia Meyer is now wanted for Conspiracy to Commit Simple Escape. Investigators believe she is currently living out of state, possibly in Ohio. Anyone with different or specific knowledge of her whereabouts is asked to submit a tip anonymously through Crime Stoppers Bayou Region by phone at 1-800-743-7433 or online at www.crimestoppersbr.org. Tips can also be submitted using the P3 Tips app on your mobile device. Tipsters could be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000 in cash if the information leads to an arrest.