Drug arrests reported in Morgan City, Franklin

(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.)

Morgan City and Franklin police reported four arrests on drug charges Tuesday and Wednesday.

Morgan City

Chief Chad M. Adams reported that the Morgan City Police Department responded to 28 calls for service over the last 24-hour reporting period and made these arrests:

--Morris Garrison, 31, Rizzo Street, Patterson, was arrested at 8:24 p.m. Tuesday on charges of possession of marijuana, possession of an alcoholic beverage in a motor vehicle and improper turning. (Released on summons.)

--Julia Ann Glynn, 34, Fourth Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 8:43 p.m. Tuesday on charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia and improper lighting.

--Phillip Joseph Aucoin, 52, Leona Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 8:43 p.m. Tuesday on charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana and possession of a legend drug (gabapentin).

--Cedric Benjamin Gant, 28, Grace Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 9:37 a.m. Tuesday on two counts of failure to appear for trial (6th Ward Morgan City Court).

--Nomad Hoots, 48, Hamilton Street, Gretna, was arrested at 9:37 a.m. Tuesday on a charge of simple battery.

--Anthony Mark Rieder, 38, North Jefferson Avenue, Mount Pleasant, Texas, was arrested 12:55 p.m. Tuesday on a charge of obscenity.

Assumption

Sheriff Leland Falcon reported his arrest:

--Kevin Renard Lightell, 29, Andras Street, Bayou L’Ourse, was arrested Wednesday on a warrant charging him with failure to appear in court in Assumption Parish on a count of simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling as well as a warrant for a probation violation.

Lightell was convicted of the crime of simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling Sept. 23 in Assumption Parish. As a result of that conviction, Lightell was sentenced to three years of supervised probation and ordered to comply with specific conditions.

Lightell violated those conditions, resulting in a warrant being issued for his arrest Nov. 18.

Lightell was arrested Wednesday in Bayou L’Ourse and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center. Lightell remains incarcerated with bond set at $1,631.50, cash only, on the failure to appear warrant. He was ordered held without bond on the probation violation.

Franklin

Chief Cedric Handy reported that the Franklin Police Department responded to 15 calls for service over the last 24-hour reporting period and made this arrest:

--Jordan Freeman, 23, Pickett Lane, Franklin, was arrested at 3:03 p.m. Wednesday on charges of failure to register, careless operation, no insurance, driving under suspension, and possession of marijuana. Freeman was booked, processed and released on a $3,000 bond.