Vitter a passenger in vehicle involved in crash

In accordance to WVUE, Sheriff Newell Normand stated he was meeting associates at a Metairie coffee shop when he caught Robert J. Frenzel listening in & recording them.

But the Sheriff’s Office asked the Vitter make himself available to give a statement about the incident to the investigating deputy.

The JPSO is regarded among the most technologically savvy in the state, and Normand said he hopes to continue advances seen through programs like automatic license plate readers. The man denied taping the group.

According to writer Lamar White Jr., author of the CenLamar blog, Frenzel works for the private investigation firm of J.W. Bearden and Associates.

During the confrontation, Frenzel fled the scene, which prompted police to launched a search for him. He was released Friday evening. But Norman told the paper that a third-party who is not part of the conversation is prohibited from doing so. David Vitter to conduct opposition research against John Bel Edwards, Vitter’s Democratic opponent in Saturday’s gubernatorial race.

Vitter is one of nine candidates looking to replace Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, who has to step down because of term limits. Vitter’s campaign suggested the surveillance, on the eve of the election, had not targeted the sheriff but a “major donor” of Edwards. Jindal is seeking the Republican Party’s nomination for president.