Area arrests include allegation of cruelty to the infirm

(Editor’s note: The charges listed here and the narratives that go with them are provided by the police agencies that made the arrests. Guilt or innocence has not been determined in court.)

Law enforcement agencies across the region reported nine arrests this week, including a Houma health care worker accused of abusing the infirm in Assumption.

St. Mary

Sheriff Gary Driskell reported that over the last 48-hour reporting period, the Sheriff's Office responded to 92 complaints and made these arrests:

--Christopher Noah Taylor, 48, Berwick, was arrested at 8:35 p.m. Tuesday on charges of speeding, driving on roadway laned for traffic and driving while intoxicated. Bail was set at $5,500.

--Robert Lee Delafasse, 42, Schriever, was arrested at 11:26 a.m. Tuesday on charges of reckless operation with accident, driving on roadway laned for traffic and cellular radio telecommunication device used by operator.

Delafasse was released on a $2,500.

--Tylon Jacob Fryou, 22, Patterson, was arrested at 1:39 a.m. Tuesday on charges of improper lane usage and driving while intoxicated. Fryou was released on a $2,750 bond.

--Janna Gilmore, 39, Bayou Vista, was arrested at at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday on charges of simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling and simple criminal damage to property. Bail was set at $32,000.

Morgan City

Chief Chad M. Adams reported that the Morgan City Police Department responded to 26 calls for service over the last 24-hour period and made these arrests:

--Raven A. Pepperday, 28, Myrtle Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 12:02 p.m. Saturday on charges of possession of marijuana and possession of a controlled dangerous substance in the presence of a minor. (Released on summons.)

--Norman Jack Weber Jr., 40, Barrow Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 1:35 p.m. Monday on a charge of theft (under $1,000).

Berwick

Chief David S. Leonard Sr. reported this arrest:

--Brandon Lee Brunet, 22, Morgan City, was arrested Tuesday on charges of simple criminal damage to property, entry on or remaining in places or on land after being forbidden, and stalking.

Brunet remains incarcerated awaiting bond.

Franklin

Chief Cedric Handy reported that the Franklin Police Department responded to nine calls for service over the last 24-hour reporting period and made this arrest:

--Kevin Nedd, 63, Fifth Street, Franklin, while incarcerated at the Franklin Police Department, was arrested at 6:55 p.m. Monday on a warrant for 3rd Ward City Court alleging failure to appear on charges of domestic abuse battery and resisting an officer. Nedd was booked, processed and held on a $433 bond.

Assumption

Sheriff Leland Falcon reported this arrest:

--Markus M. D. Stadium, 36, Acklen Drive, Houma, was booked Tuesday on a charge on a felony charge of cruelty to the infirm.

The charges are related to a report of an abused, infirm individual after he was brought to a health care facility for treatment.

The health care facility contacted the Sheriff's Office on Oct. 6 to report that the patient may be the victim of abuse.

Detectives initiated an investigation and were provided information that a health care attendant reported to family that the infirm individual had been bitten by wasps. The family members became suspicious due to the nature of the injuries as well as the frequency of the injuries.

Detectives interviewed medical personnel who indicated the victim was burned on multiple occasions throughout his body.

As the investigation progressed, detectives secured electronically generated evidence of the health care worker, now identified as Stadium, burning the victim with a barbecue grill-type lighter.

At the conclusion of the investigation, detectives secured an arrest warrant for Stadium.

On Tuesday, Stadium turned himself into the Assumption Parish Detention Center, where he remains incarcerated with bond set at $1,000,000.