Deputies make arrests on drug, domestic battery charges

(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 arrested a Jeanerette man on domestic abuse charges this week, and Assumption deputies arrested a drug suspect and a man wanted in St. Mary.

St. Mary

Sheriff Gary Driskell reported these arrests:

--Matthew James Anslum, 37, Jeanerette, was arrested at 11:29 p.m. Tuesday on charges of domestic abuse (child endangerment law, aggravated) and false imprisonment. Bail has not been set at this time.

--Katie Leigh Breaux, 40, Morgan City, was arrested at 8:20 p.m. Tuesday on an Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office warrant alleging failure to appear on a charge of child truancy. Breaux is being held for another agency.

--Timothy Gary Paul Francis, 39, Morgan City, was arrested at 9:16 p.m. Tuesday on charges of turning movements or required signals and driving under suspension. Francis was released on a $1,250 bond.

--Todd Joseph Hebert, 64, Jeanerette, was arrested at 1:38 p.m. Tuesday on a charge of violation of protective orders. Bail has not been set at this time.

Assumption

Sheriff Leland Falcon reported these arrests:

--John Joseph Demarco, 36, Elaine Street, Bayou L’Ourse, was arrested Tuesday on a charge of driving under a suspended license and a failure to appear warrant from St. Mary Parish.

--Kayla Marie McNeely, 24, Elaine Street, Bayou L’Ourse, was arrested Tuesday on a charge of possession of methamphetamine.

The arrests followed a traffic stop on Elaine Street.

A uniformed patrol deputy observed a vehicle with multiple licensing and equipment violations and executed a stop of that vehicle. The deputy made contact with the driver, now identified as Demarco, and engaged the driver in an interview. The deputy determined that Demarco was
driving under a suspended driver’s license.

During a criminal warrants check of all occupants of the vehicle, deputies determined that John Joseph Demarco was wanted on a fugitive warrant from the St, Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office. Demarco was arrested.

The deputy noted unusual behavior by a female passenger, now identified as McNeely. The deputy provided instructions to McNeely, which she failed to follow.

During questioning, McNeely acknowledged that there was methamphetamine in her purse. The methamphetamine was seized.

McNeely was booked into the Assumption Parish Detention and incarcerated pending a bond hearing.

Demarco was booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center pending transfer to the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Morgan City

Chief Chad M. Adams reported this arrest:

--Terrell Charles, 43, Franklin Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 5:17 p.m. Monday on two counts of failure to appear to pay fine (6th Ward Morgan City Court).

Patterson

Chief Garrett Grogan reported this arrest:

--Courtland Fullwood, 18, Patterson, was arrested at 3:31 p.m. Monday on a charge of disturbing the peace. Fullwood was booked, processed and released on a $328 bond.

Franklin

Chief Cedric Handy reported these arrests:

--Tyajah Freeman, 21, Clay Street, Franklin, was arrested at 7:42 p.m. Monday on warrants alleging disturbing the peace and two counts of simple battery. Freeman was booked, processed and released on a $1,500 bond.

--Tlayah Freeman, 19, Clay Street, Franklin, was arrested at 9:30 p.m. Monday on a warrant alleging simple battery. Freeman was booked, processed and released on a $500 bond.