Assumption corrections officer arrested on contraband charge

(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.)

An Assumption corrections officer has been accused of bringing contraband into the parish’s detention center.

Assumption

Sheriff Leland Falcon reported this arrest:

--Ali Gant, 27, Telegraph Street, Napoleonville, was arrested Monday on charges of taking contraband to or from a penal institution and malfeasance in office.

On May 8, investigators received information indicating that inmates in a particular block of the detention facility may be in the possession of contraband.

The Narcotics and Corrections Divisions initiated an investigation and determined that the contraband was introduced into the facility by a corrections officer now identified Gant.

Investigators interviewed Gant on Monday and, based on that interview and other evidence secured during this investigation, Gant was arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center pending a bond hearing.

Gant has been employed since Nov. 27, 2024. Gant’s employment was terminated Monday.

Morgan City

Chief Chad M. Adams reported these arrests:

--Paul Annaloro, 55, Venus Road, Bayou Vista, was arrested at 12:18 p.m. Monday on a charge of domestic abuse battery.

--Peter Grogan, 46, Railroad Avenue, Morgan City, was arrested at 3:24 p.m. Monday on charges of disturbing the peace (intoxicated) and resisting an officer, and as a fugitive (16th Judicial District Court).

--David Mire, 48, Glenwood Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 6:42 p.m. Monday on a charge of disturbing the peace (intoxicated), possession of drug paraphernalia and littering.

--Mayli Raymundo, 20, Roderick Street, Morgan City, was arrested 10:35 a.m. Tuesday on a charge of child desertion.

--Demetrius Owens, 32, no address, Morgan City, was arrested at 5:39 p.m. on a charge of criminal mischief.

Franklin

Chief Cedric Hardy reported these arrests:

--Steve Randle, 55, Ninth Street, Franklin, was arrested at 7:35 a.m. Tuesday on a charge of violation of protective order (second) offense. Randle was booked, processed and transported to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center.

--Michael Ceaser, 45, Martin Luther King Street, Baldwin, was arrested at 2:41 a.m. Wednesday on warrants for 3rd Ward City Court alleging failure to appear on charges of theft, driving under suspension and speeding. Ceaser was booked, processed and held on a $761 bond.