By JIM BUTLER

His arrest Monday for alleged attempted 2nd degree murder is Jacob Allen Bennett’s third booking this year.

Bennett, 27, of Boyce was still in Rapides custody Tuesday evening pending posting $300,000 bail.

He is also charged with firearm possession by a convicted felon, illegal use of a weapon/dangerous instrumentality and obstruction of justice evidence tampering.

His arrests earlier this year don’t measure up to the current one or those of previous years in degree of serious.

In June he was booked on two traffic and two contempt of court counts.

In April Bennett was booked on five contempt counts.

At that point it had been a year since he and the law officially crossed paths.

On May 29, 2022, according to records, Bennett was booked for alleged aggravated assault with firearm, aggravated battery, criminal conspiracy, burglary aggravated/aggravated assault, possession of CDS II < 2 grams, contraband to/from penal facility and contempt of court.

In December 2021 authorities charged him with aggravated burglary, two counts of aggravated assault and criminal conspiracy.

Other arrests according to readily available records:

May 2020  – assault aggravated with firearm, battery;

August 2019 – possession CDS II 2-28 grams or more, aggravated assault, illegal use of weapon, criminal damage;

April 2019 – possession CDS I 2nd, possession CDS II, illegal carrying firearm with drugs, no vehicle insurance, switched license plate;

February 2019 – battery on officer 3 counts, resisting officer 2 counts, battery 2nd degree, aggravated assault with firearm.

September 2016 – Aggravated assault, criminal trespass, contributing to delinquency of juvenile.