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Busy weekend for area police agencies

(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.)
St. Mary
St. Mary Parish Sheriff Blaise Smith advises that a 72-hour reporting period ending June 13, the Sheriff’s Office responded to 102 complaints and reports the following arrests:
—Sean William Hendrix, 42, Franklin, was arrested June 11 at 9:30 a.m. for resisting an officer by flight, possession of schedule I drugs, and general speed law. Bail has not been set.
—Ronnell Demond Williams Jr., 21, Morgan City, was arrested June 11 at 12:10 p.m. for prohibitions. Williams was released on a summons to appear.
—Constance Nicole Bert-rand, 33, Berwick, was arrested June 11 at 7:07 p.m. for attempted theft. Bertrand was released on a summons to appear.
—Kelton Javon Smith, 24, Amelia, was arrested June 12 at 11:11 p.m. for resisting arrest or officer and on a Morgan City Police Department warrant for failure to appear on the charges of false imprisonment-armed with a dangerous weapon, domestic abuse aggravated assault, battery-aggravated, and domestic abuse battery. Smith also held an active Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office warrant for domestic abuse battery and theft.
Smith is being held for another agency.
—Chase Paul Bertrand, 35, Patterson, was arrested June 12 at 4 p.m. on a Patterson Police Department warrant for failure to appear on the charges of speeding, no driver’s license and no insurance. Bertrand was transferred to another agency.
—Leah Renee Bourgeois, 44, Patterson, was arrested June 12 at 4 p.m. for driving under suspension and violation of registration provisions. Bourgeois was released on a summons to appear.
—Rondell James Guy, 28, Morgan City, was arrested June 12 at 11:16 p.m. on a warrant for failure to appear on the charges of domestic abuse battery-strangulation, and possession of marijuana. Guy also held an active MCPD warrant on the charges of theft and contempt of court.
Bail was set at $11,200.
—Angela M. Johnson, 46, Franklin, was arrested June 13 at 11:54 a.m. for possession of marijuana. Johnson was released on a summons to appear.
SMPSO Narcotics Section reported:
—Quinton Trahan, 25, New Iberia, was arrested June 11 at 2:47 p.m. for improper lane usage, possession of schedule I (marijuana), possession of schedule I (MDMA), and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Trahan was released on a $5,250 bond.
—Kevin Clark, 39, Patterson, was arrested June 11 at 3:54 p.m. for improper lane usage, possession of schedule I with intent to distribute (marijuana), possession of schedule I (MDMA), failure to signal 100 feet prior to an intersection, resisting an officer, possession of schedule II with intent to distribute (crack cocaine), obstruction of justice, and transactions involving drug proceeds.
Clark was released on a $60,000 bond.
Berwick
Berwick Police Chief David Leonard reports the following arrest:
—Steven B. Harris, 31, of Locust Street, Thibodaux, was arrested June 13 at 12:34 a.m. on charges of DWI, improper lane usage, driving under suspension, introduction of contraband in a penal institution, possession of schedule I (marijuana) and possession of schedule II (morphine).
On June 12 at 11:57 p.m., officers observed a vehicle commit a traffic violation in the area of Bowman Street and La. 182 and conducted a traffic stop. The driver was identified as Harris and he exhibited signs of impairment on some type of medication and/or drugs.
Harris agreed to perform standardized field sobriety tests and he performed poorly on each test. A computer check revealed that his driver’s license was suspended. At that point, Harris was placed under arrest and transported to the Berwick Police Depar-tment.
During a search at the jail, Harris was found to be concealing a bag of marijuana and a bag of morphine pills on his person. Harris provided a proper breath sample of .000g%BAC and he consented for a sample of his blood and urine to be taken. He was brought to a local medical facility where the samples were obtained.
Harris was booked into the Berwick Jail where he remains with no bond set.
Assumption
Assumption Parish Sheriff Leland Falcon reports the arrests:
—Ashley Nicole Boudreaux, 36, Winder Road, Thibodaux, was arrested June 11 at a Labadieville business when deputies responded to a call relating to some type of disturbance.
Upon arrival, deputies interviewed the business manager who indicated that Boudreaux had been banned from all locations of this corporation due to previous issues involving shoplifting. When management requested that Boudreaux leave, she became angry and began using profanity and at some point, she entered the business.
At the conclusion of the investigation, Boudreaux was arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Deten-tion Facility on charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, disturbing the peace, enter/remaining after being forbidden, and department of corrections probation hold.
Boudreaux remains incarcerated without bond.
—Chad Michael Joseph, 31, Veteran’s Boulevard, Donaldsonville.
—Gage Michael Blanchard, 25, Napoleon Avenue, Napoleonville.
—Raquel D. Donsereaux, 37, Railroad Avenue, Napoleonville.
—Devin Gerard Joseph, 21, 155 La. 1003, Belle Rose, (summons).
On June 12, an ICE assigned deputy observed a southbound vehicle commit a traffic violation and initiated a stop of that vehicle.
The deputy noted unusual movement by rear seat passengers. The deputy made contact with the driver, identified as Chad Joseph.
As the driver exited the vehicle, the deputy noticed him drop suspected drug paraphernalia on the ground. The deputy also noted a strong odor of suspected marijuana emitting from the vehicle.
It was determined that Chad Joseph was driving under a suspended driver’s license.

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