Five arrests reported by city, parish authorities

(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 police and St. Mary deputies reported five arrests Wednesday.

Morgan City

Chief Chad M. Adams reported that the Morgan City Police Department responded to 47 calls for service over the last 24-hour reporting period and made these arrests:

--Erna Celina Allen, 50, Fourth Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 9:39 a.m. Wednesday on a charge of failure to return leased merchandise.

--John Bergeron, 39, Rice Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 1:24 p.m. Wednesday as a fugitive from the Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office.

--Alicia Woods, 21, Salem Street, Kenner, was arrested at 5:37 p.m. Wednesday on a charge of criminal damage to property.

St. Mary

Sheriff Blaise Smith reported that over the last 24-hour reporting period, the Sheriff’s Office responded to 27 complaints and made these arrests:

--Gerald Vaughn Dupas, 36, Franklin, was arrested at 11:52 a.m. Wednesday on a charge of battery of a corrections officer. Dupas continues to be incarcerated at the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center.

--Dylan Anthony Oubre, 33, Mandeville, was arrested at 5:17 p.m. Wednesday on three warrants alleging failure to appear on charges of resisting an officer, criminal mischief and possession of marijuana. Bail has not been set at this time.