Deputies report two arrests on drug 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 reported two arrests this week on drug charges, including possession of methamphetamine.

St. Mary

Sheriff Gary Driskell reported that over the last 24-hour reporting period, the Sheriff's Office responded to 59 complaints and made these arrests:

--Michael Warren Federer Jr., 33, Patterson, was arrested at 3:25 a.m. Wednesday on charges of possession of methamphetamine, two counts of resisting a police officer with forced (non-aggravated), driving under suspension, careless operation and simple criminal damage to property.

Bail was set at $10,000.

--Ronald Hawkins, 41, Franklin, was arrested at 6:38 p.m. Tuesday on charges of improper lane use, aggravated flight from an officer, obstruction of justice and possession of synthetic cannabinoids.

Bail was set at $29,750.

--Raheem Terrell Green, 24, Thibodaux, was arrested at 3:46 p.m. Tuesday on a warrant alleging failure to appear on the charges of operating a vehicle without a driver's license and possession of marijuana. Bail has not been set at this time.

--Sabastian Newsom, 20, Berwick, was arrested at 5:11 a.m. Wednesday on a warrant alleging failure to appear on charges of simple criminal damage to property and simple assault. Bail has not been set at this time.

Morgan City

Chief Chad M. Adams reported that the Morgan City Police Department responded to 58 calls for service over the last 24-hour reporting period and made these arrests:

--Robert Joseph Gussman Jr., 52, First Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 10:25 a.m. Monday on a charge of aggravated battery.

--Kierra Prevot, 18, Live Oak Street, Patterson, was arrested at 1:03 a.m. Tuesday on charges of possession of marijuana (first offense) and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Assumption

Sheriff Leland Falcon reported this arrest:

-- Michael Paul Broady was arrested Tuesday on a charge of theft of a motor vehicle (filing a false affidavit to support an alleged theft of a motor vehicle and on a St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office fugitive warrant alleging theft ($1,000-$5,000).

The charges arise from a stolen vehicle report and subsequent car crash in the Amelia area Feb. 4.

On that date, deputies were dispatched to a two-vehicle crash on La. 182 near Amelia. Deputies observed two vehicles that had apparently been involved in a crash, but no one involved was present at the scene.

A short time later, deputies were dispatched to a residence in Bayou L’Ourse at which time they made contact with Broady, who reported that his vehicle had been stolen from the Aristle Road area. The vehicle reported stolen and one of the vehicles involved in the earlier crash were one and the same.

Due to certain observations by deputies, they were suspicious of the content of statements made by Broady.

Deputies recently established probable cause to apply for warrants of arrest which were issued on Tuesday. The suspect was arrested in Bayou L’Ourse on Tuesday.

Broady was booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center with bond set at $50,000

Patterson

Chief Garrett Grogan reported this arrest:

--Treylan J. Nicholas, 31, Verna Street, New Iberia, was arrested at 12:16 a.m. Monday on charges of possession of marijuana (less than 14 grams) and possession of drug paraphernalia. Nicholas was released on a summons.

Franklin

Chief Cedric Handy reported that the Franklin Police Department responded to six complaints over the last 24-hour reporting period and made these arrest:

--Ashley Edwards, 27, Rogers Street, New Iberia, was arrested at 10 a.m. Tuesday on warrants for the Baldwin Magistrate Court alleging failure to appear on charges of no insurance and switched plate. Edwards was booked, processed, and released on a $200 bond.

--Adrian Roberts, 26, Anderson Street, New Iberia, was arrested at 6 p.m. Tuesday on a warrant dated May 21 alleging battery of a dating partner, simple assault, aggravated flight from an officer, possession of a firearm by a person convicted of certain felonies, traffic control signals, unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling, resisting an officer, stop sign violation, evidence of motor vehicle liability security contained in vehicle and general speed law. Roberts was booked, processed and held with no bond set at the time of press release.