A 21-year-old man suspected of killing his parents and three other people - including a girl he was dating - was arrested Sunday when he drove up with a gun to his grandmother's house in Virginia, a sheriff said.
On Saturday, Dakota Theriot shot and killed three people - the woman believed to be his girlfriend, her brother and father - in Louisiana's Livingston Parish before taking her father's pickup truck, driving to neighboring Ascension Parish, and shooting his parents in their trailer, according to authorities.
Kim Mincks and Jacob Chastant also lived in the trailer and were friends with the Theriots and say Dakota had struggled with drugs over the years, had violent outbursts, and had recently been kicked out of the trailer.
Theriot was arrested at his grandmother's house in Warsaw, Virginia just after 7am on Sunday morning after a 16-hour manhunt
Kim Mincks walks down a blood stained hallway inside her home in Gonzalez. Keith and Elizabeth Theriot were her housemates
Rosalina Chastant, 5, walks across a blood stained floor, next to her father Jacob Scott Chastant, who was also a housemate of Keith and Elizabeth Theriot
Theriot was arrested at his grandmother's house at gunpoint on Sunday morning
'We know he had a drug problem. He got kicked out last Monday because of the drug problem. His dad kicked him out of here. He did have a violent streak,' Mincks said.
Mincks said she was in the house at the opposite end of the trailer when the shooting happened but added she didn't hear anything. Law enforcement officers came into her room Saturday morning and woke her.
'They said something terrible happened here. 'Get up, get dressed and walk outside,' ' she recalled them saying.
Mincks said she'd known Keith and Elizabeth Theriot for about two years and described them as wonderful people. Keith Theriot was a disabled veteran who played a wicked guitar, and Elizabeth Theriot worked at a nearby Dollar General Store, they said. Keith Theriot had four children, all boys, they said.
Theriot has been charged with five counts of first-degree murder, illegal use of weapons, home invasion, and theft of a motor vehicle
'Give you the shirt off their back. They loved everybody. Never met a stranger. Loved each other. Just a happy couple,' she said.
But the relationship between Dakota Theriot and his parents, especially his father, was troubled. She and Chastant described an incident in which Chastant had to pull Dakota Theriot off his parents during a physical altercation.
Minks said Dakota Theriot and his mother seemed much closer. They'd laugh and joke and tell each other 'I love you.' But even that relationship had problems. Mincks and Chastant said at one point Dakota Theriot pulled a gun on his mother who called Chastant for help.
'I think just the drugs took over,' Mincks said.
Theriot's grandmother in Warsaw, Virginia, had checked into a hotel Saturday night, fearing he might show up there after the killings.
Photos show the bloodied bedroom where 21-year-old Dakota Theriot allegedly murdered his parents after killing his girlfriend, as well as her father and brother, in Louisiana on Saturday
The pictures show a blood-stained mattress and bullet holes in the bedroom where Elizabeth and Keith Therior, both 50, were killed at their home in Gonzales
The woman asked authorities to check her house Sunday morning to ensure it was safe before she returned.
While deputies were there, Smith said, Theriot drove up with a firearm pointed out the window of a pickup.
A sheriff's statement said deputies sought cover and challenged Theriot, who then dropped the gun and was arrested without incident. Smith said the pickup Theriot drove apparently was the one taken in Louisiana.
In Louisiana, at a trailer where the suspect's parents lived, drops of blood trailed out to the front steps from the bedroom where Keith and Elizabeth Theriot were shot.
In the bedroom, blood-soaked pillows were strewn on a bed, and patches of what appeared to be dried blood were on the floor. Dozens of stuffed animals decorated the room.
Theriot will be brought back to Ascension Parish to be booked on two counts of first-degree murder, home invasion, and illegal use of weapons, said a statement by Ascension Parish Sheriff Bobby Webre and Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard.
Authorities say Theriot shot his parents Keith and Elizabeth Theriot, both 50, (pictured) after killing his girlfriend and her father and brother
Authorities have identified the victims in Livingston Parish as Billy Ernest, 43; Tanner Ernest, 17; and Summer Ernest, 20. Ard said Summer Ernest and Dakota Theriot were in a relationship and that Theriot had been living with her family for a few weeks.
Authorities said earlier that Keith Theriot survived the shooting long enough to let them know who shot him.
According to Webre, officials got a 'dying declaration from him, and only enough information to let us know that it was his son that committed this act.'
Mincks and Chastant only returned to the trailer Sunday morning, worried Dakota Theriot might come back.
Chastant and Mincks said Dakota Theriot had just met Summer Ernest about three weeks ago at Chastant's sister's funeral. Summer Ernest was there as a friend to Jacob Chastant's 20-year-old daughter, Sierra.
Before shooting his parents, Theriot allegedly shot dead Summer Ernest, 20, (above) and her father and brother
Sierra said she warned her friend to stay away from Dakota, calling him 'trouble.' But she never expected anything like what unfolded Saturday.
Summer Ernest had an outgoing personality and was planning to return soon to college, Sierra said.
'She was bubbly, always friendly ... She's just a great person,' she said.
'If you asked me what his motive was.... I don't know what it would be,' she said. 'It's just unbelievable.'
On Sunday new photos that showed the bloodied bedroom were released.
The pictures show a blood-stained mattress and bullet holes in the bedroom where Elizabeth and Keith Theriot were killed on Saturday morning.
Authorities said Theriot had been living with Summer's family for a few weeks. Her brotehr Tanner, 17, and father Billy, 43, are pictured here
Theriot was arrested at gunpoint at his grandmother's house in Warsaw, Virginia just after 7am on Sunday morning.
Authorities said he had driven 16 hours and more than 1,000 miles in Billy Ernest's truck to reach the home.
Although Theriot did not contact his grandmother, she stayed in a hotel on Saturday night because she feared he might come to her house, according to The Advocate.
Theriot's grandmother had returned with officers on Sunday morning to check on her house when Theriot pulled into the driveway with a 'firearm pointed out the window', Richmond County Sheriff Stephan Smith said.
'The deputies sought cover and challenged Theriot, who then dropped the firearm upon their commands and was taken into custody without incident.'
Theriot has since made statements to investigators about the murders.
'He seemed tired, had a little bit of sleep deprivation, and there were some statements made,' Smith added. 'But at this time that's part of the investigation.'
Theriot will soon be extradited back to Louisiana to face charges.
A motive in the killings has not been revealed, but authorities believe it was a 'boyfriend [and] girlfriend type of dispute', according to WAFB.
The mobile home where Theriot allegedly killed his parents is pictured above. Authorities said Theriot's parents had recently kicked him out
Investigators are pictured at the scene of Keith and Elizabeth Theriot's murders on Saturday
Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard said Theriot had been living with Summer Ernest's family for a few weeks before the shooting. The couple had only just started dating.
Authorities said Theriot first shot Summer and her father and brother at their trailer home in Livingston Parish.
A seven-year-old and one-year-old child were also at the scene. The seven-year-old took the baby to the house of neighbor Charlene Bordelon and asked for help.
Bordelon called 911 after the seven-year-old told her that their father, brother, and sister were dead.
'It's so heartbreaking,' Bordelon told The Advocate. 'She was terrified.'
Bordelon said she heard a truck speed away from the home just moments before the seven-year-old girl knocked on the door.
Theriot had stolen Billy Ernest's truck and drove to his parents' home 30 miles away in Gonzales, shooting them both in their bedroom before fleeing the scene, authorities said.
Mincks was devastated as she took in the horrific crime scene in her own home on Sunday
At one point she showed Elizabeth Theriot's community college identification card (pictured)
Both Elizabeth and Keith Theriot were still alive when police were called to the home.
Ascension Parish Sheriff Bobby Webre said police were able to get a 'dying declaration' from Keith Theriot 'to let us know that it was his son that committed this act'.
The couple were rushed to the hospital, but both passed away from their injuries.
Webre said that Theriot had been living with his mom and dad 'for a little while' but was 'recently asked to leave with some disagreements'.
'But no idea why he would do anything like this,' Webre said during a press conference on Saturday. 'This is probably one of the worst domestic violence [incidents] I've seen in quite a while.'
While Theriot was at large, authorities pledged that they would 'work every lead' and 'follow every tip' to find him.
Police released a picture of Ernest's stolen 2004 Doge Ram pickup truck, as well as pictures of Theriot's tattoos, and said he was 'armed and dangerous'.
Now two families are trying to make sense of the horrific tragedy.
Crystal DeYoung, Billy Ernest's sister, said her family had only just met Theriot last week at a birthday party.
'They didn't get good vibes from him,' DeYoung told the Associated Press. 'My mom is a good judge of character and she just thought he was not good.'
DeYoung said her brother, niece, and nephew all had 'very good hearts'.
'They trusted people too much,' she added. 'They all loved unconditionally.'
Michael Logan, who lives next door to the mobile home where the Theriots were killed, said he had overheard several arguments at night in the home recently.
'There's been a lot of yelling matches,' he said, also revealing that police had checked his barn on Saturday morning to see if Theriot was hiding there.
'Any time you hear of a shooting this close to home, it's never good,' he added. 'It never gives you a good feeling.'
Authorities said Theriot had driven through the night to Virginia in the 2004 Dodge pickup truck he allegedly stole from Billy Ernest . Authorities released a photo of the truck (pictured) while Theriot was still at large
Both authorities and Billy Ernest's wife, who had been at work at the time of the shooting, said there were no red flags regarding Theriot before Saturday's massacre.
Theriot had been arrested in April 2017 for marijuana possession and fleeing authorities during a traffic stop.
And past posts uncovered from his Facebook page revealed turbulence in Theriot's life.
'If you have a problem with me, tell me. Not everyone else,' he wrote in May.
'I don't care what people say about me I know who I am and I don't have to prove anything to anyone,' another post read.
In June, Theriot posted that he wished he could 'clear my mind just for one day', adding a sad face emoji.
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