Man wanted in Waveland slaying will face Louisiana charges first

The man accused of fatally shooting Jeremy Fountain in Waveland remains in custody in Jefferson Parish, where he faces drug and firearm charges.

Drew Daniel “Creep” Bourgeois, 28, of Bay St. Louis, faces a first-degree murder charge in the slaying of Fountain, found dead July 11 in the woods in Shoreline Park.

Bourgeois will face the Louisiana state charges before he is brought to Waveland on the murder warrant, Waveland Police Chief David Allen said Friday.

It’s unclear how long it will be before Bourgeois is extradited.

“It could take some time, but I can’t even give a ballpark time estimate right now,” Allen said.

Bourgeois was found in a Metairie motel room July 14 with his girlfriend and meth, marijuana, digital scales and a pistol, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Department. Deputies went looking for him on a fugitive warrant on the murder charge.

His felony charges in Louisiana are possession with intent to distribute meth, possession of marijuana and possession of a firearm by a felon.

Bourgeois’ bonds in Jefferson Parish total $110,500. He is held with no bond on the fugitive warrant on the Waveland murder charge.

Two men’s deaths linked

Police have linked Fountain’s death with the July 6 fatal shooting of Matthew Spooner in New Orleans.

Both men were 35, knew each other and were from Hancock County. They also reportedly knew Bourgeois.

Fountain, whose nickname was Huggies, and Spooner each died of a gunshot wound to the head.

Spooner was found in a New Orleans home when police responded to a call of a shooting.

Fountain’s remains were found in woods off Chesapeake and Coral streets while relatives and others searched for him. He had been dead several days, Hancock County Coroner Jim Faulk said.

Friends of Spooner have said he was a member of the Simon City Royals, but wanted to start a family-oriented group, the Sip City Royals, with some of his SCR friends.

Allen has said he could not comment on whether the killings were gang-related.

Waveland police continue to work with New Orleans police on Spooner’s unsolved killing, he said.

Felony arrests since he was 17

Bourgeois was 17 when he was arrested on an armed robbery charge in Marion County, Fla., in 2006. He was later convicted.

At the time of Fountain’s killing, he was under the supervision of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. He had been convicted in Hancock County on meth-manufacturing and precursor chemical charges.

Bourgeois absconded from supervision, according to the MDOC website. His probation was tentatively scheduled to end June 12, 2017.

This story was originally published July 22, 2016 at 4:16 PM with the headline "Man wanted in Waveland slaying will face Louisiana charges first."