GONZALES Five suspects wanted in a robbery that left a man beaten, knocked unconscious and locked in the trunk of his abandoned car have been arrested on attempted first-degree murder and other counts, Ascension Parish sheriff's deputies said Thursday.

Authorities on Thursday booked David Joseph Gonday, 34, of Gonzales, and Richard Allen, 54, of Sorrento, the last two of the five suspects in the robbery scheme.

The two were booked into Ascension Parish Detention Center with counts of attempted first-degree murder, second-degree robbery and simple kidnapping, deputies said.

St. James and Ascension parish sheriffs' deputies announced earlier this week that they were looking for Gonday and Shane Redmond, 47, 7536 Vice President Lane, Baton Rouge, in the robbery. At the time, Allen had not been named as a suspect.

Deputies said then that Redmond and Gonday had confronted the victim on Panama Road near Sorrento and robbed him ofelectronics and clothing before leaving him in the car trunk earlier this month.

With all five in custody Thursday, authorities said that three other suspects were also involved and revealed more details of the robbery scheme.

Deputies said the victim thought he was headed to Allen's home on Panama Road to buy illegal drugs, but was being set up to be beaten and robbed in retribution for some past slight.

Heather Firmin, 40, who lives with Allen at 6100 Panama Road, Sorrento, had called the victim and told him to come over, deputies said.

"We think they lured him over there," said Lt. Col. Ward Webb, Ascension Parish sheriff's chief of operations.

Allen, Gonday and Redmond and a fourth man, Dustin Eddy, 36, 41120 Cannon Road, Gonzales, beat the victim until he was unconscious sometime in the evening hours of June 10 or early morning hours of June 11, Webb said.

St. James Parish sheriffs deputies found an abandoned vehicle along La. 70 in Convent on June 11 and discovered the victim in the trunk.

Webb said it is unclear what the suspects believe the victim may have done to them in the past.

The victim is in the hospital and deputies are reviewing whether to book him when he recovers, Webb said.

Redmond turned himself in Tuesday and was booked on counts of attempted first-degree murder, second-degree robbery and simple kidnapping, jail records show.

Firmin and Eddy were arrested June 15 on counts of being principals to attempted first-degree murder, second-degree robbery and simple kidnapping.Firmin was also booked on counts ofcriminal conspiracy and methamphetamine distribution.Her bail was set at $100,000, jail records say.Eddy has bail of $75,000.

Allen was also picked up June 15 but was only booked on counts of drug possession and drug paraphernalia and was later released on bail of $30,000. He was arrested again Thursday and booked in the robbery scheme.

Gonday, who was also booked on a probation violation, had bail of $80,000 set. Allen and Redmond were waiting on Thursday for bail to be set, online jail booking records say.

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