Dating partner battery, gun arrest reported by deputies

(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 deputies reported a dating partner battery arrest involving a firearm, while alcohol and marijuana charges accounted for two Morgan City arrests:

St. Mary

Sheriff Blaise Smith reported that over the last 72-hour reporting period, the Sheriff’s Office responded to 89 complaints and made these arrests:

--Burkin Jerome Dupre, 37, Morgan City, was arrested at 5:33 p.m. Sunday on a charge of aggravated battery of a dating partner (pregnant victim), possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of a firearm by person convicted of domestic abuse.

Bail was set at $60,000.

--Daniel Lee Dobbs, 37, Patterson, was arrested at 4:33 p.m. Sunday on an Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office warrant alleging failure to pay annual registration fee and failure to register as a sex offender. Dobbs is being held for another agency.

--Paul Joseph Lirette, 30, Raceland, was arrested at 7:30 a.m. Friday on a warrant alleging failure to appear on a charge battery of a dating partner (child endangerment law). Bail has not been set at this time.

--Kevin James Diggs, 47, Franklin, was arrested at 8:45 p.m. Saturday on a Franklin Police Department warrant, a Chitimacha Tribal Police Department warrant and a Probation and Parole warrant. Diggs is being held for another agency.

--Xavier Omar Clark, 18, Centerville, was arrested at at 7:37 p.m.Saturday on a charge of disturbing the peace (fighting). Clark was released on a $1,000 bond.

--Tyrek Jamal Colbert, 21, Centerville, was arrested at 7:37 p.m. Saturday on charges of disturbing the peace (fighting) and criminal damage to property. Colbert was released on a $1,250 bond.

--Jorge Ulises Martinez-Galindo, 38, Amelia, was arrested at 10:22 p.m. Sunday on charges of driver must be licensed and driving while intoxicated. Bail was set at $2,600.

Morgan City

Chief Chad M. Adams reported that the Morgan City Police Department responded to 36 calls for service over the last 24-hour reporting period and made these arrests:

--Cheyenne Harley Monique Aucoin, 29, Main Street, Franklin, was arrested at 7:15 p.m. Monday on charges of disturbing the peace (intoxicated), possession of drug paraphernalia and resisting an officer.

--James Henry Zeaunce Jr., 24, Mississippi Street, New Iberia, was arrested at 2:13 a.m. Tuesday on charges of possession of marijuana, driving under suspension and improper lighting.