Mickey Shunick

The mother of Brandon Scott Lavergne, the man charged with Aggravated Kidnapping and murder of UL-Lafayette student Mickey Shunick has released a statement regarding her son's arrest.

While they stopped short of saying so, Lafayette Police made it clear that it is believed that Mickey Shunick is dead, and the man suspected of killing her -- Brandon Scott Lavergne -- was "looking for someone to victimize" when he picked her up. When asked directly if there were any clues as to Shunick's final resting place, Lafayette's police chief replied: "No."

Brandon Lavergne has been arrested by the Lafayette Police for Aggravated Kidnapping and one count of First degree Murder in the case of missing person Mickey Shunick. The report is coming from our sister station 97.3 The Dawg in Lafayette...

Details are still scarce, but Lafayette media outlets are reporting that an arrest has been made in the case of missing 22-year-old Mickey Shunick. 6:15 p.m. UPDATE On the arrest.

Officials in Bay St. Louis, Miss., found a missing torso, but were able to definitively say that it is NOT that of missing UL-Lafayette student Mickey Shunick.

The search is still on for missing UL Lafayette student Mickey Shunick but Lafayette police has announced that they have identified two of the vehicles and the owners from the surveillance camera video.

UPDATE:  The reward was upped to $25,000 Wednesday afternoon.  Also, the tips line to Lafayette Police has changed. She turned 22 yesterday, but she wasn’t able to share it with her friends.  She missed her brother’s graduation.  Michaela “Mickey” Shunick of Lafayette has been missing since Saturday night, and the search for her is growing wider and wider.