Missing Ville Platte

Part 1: Hannah's Live

The family of the missing ville platte woman is pleading for her safe return... joyce thomas, who is deaf and mute, went missing wednesday... news 1's hannah st.

Claire joins us live from ville platte with more information.

Update: phillip wayne dewoody, age 53, of opelousas, was arrested yesterday by state police for aggravated kidnapping.

He was booked in st.

Landry parish jail where he was being held for evangeline parish.

At this time joyce thomas is still missing.

Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to contact ville platte police.

Life is less bright for the friends and family members of 72-year-old joyce thomas, who are praying for the day the'll see the ville platte woma's warm smile again.thomas has been missing since wednesday, when she was last seen at her apartment complex on chataignier street in ville platte.

Phillip dewoody, a 53-year-old from opelousas, was arrested friday on a count of aggravated kidnapping in her disappearance, but family members and friends said they do't feel any closer to answers or thoma' safe return.dewoody has a lengthy criminal history, including armed robbery convictions and convictions for a 1993 prison escape that include a second- degree kidnapping charge for 3 holding a lincoln parish prison guard at knifepoint.

He was paroled in june 2019, according to records from the louisiana department of public safety and corrections.

News15 did reach out to the ville platte police department for an update and have yet to hear back...if you or someone you know has any information about joyc's disappearance and or whereabouts ... contact the police... 3