Man accused of possessing cocaine, meth, marijuana

(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.)
Staff Report
A Jeanerette man is accused of possessing three kinds of drugs and of traffic violations after a Thursday arrest by the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Section, according to arrest reports.
St. Mary
Sheriff Blaise Smith advised that over the last 24-hour reporting period, the Sheriff’s Office responded to 49 complaints and made these arrests:
—Darrell Traylor, 25, Jeanerette, was arrested at 4:59 p.m. Thursday on charges of improper display of license plate, improper lane usage, possession of marijuana, possession of MDMA (ecstasy) possession of cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a firearm in the presence of a controlled dangerous substance.
—Jondre Jaman Wesley, 38, Franklin, was arrested at 1:35 p.m. Thursday on a warrant alleging failure to appear on the charge of for domestic abuse battery. Bail has not been set.
—Andrew William Kovac Jr., 39, Amelia, was arrested at 1:35 p.m. Thursday on a warrant alleging failure to appear on the charge of simple criminal damage to property. Bail was set at $2,500.
—Varice Kevin Richardson, 27, Amelia, was arrested at 3:05 p.m. Thursday on charges of criminal trespass, simple battery and probation violation. Richardson is being held for another agency.
—Damien Kane Keller, 37, Bayou Vista, was arrested at 2:35 p.m. Thursday on two warrants alleging failure to appear on the charges of theft (two counts) and criminal trespassing. Keller also held an active warrant through the Alabama Department of Corrections for probation violation.
Bail was set at $5,000 on the SMPSO warrants, and Keller is being held for another agency.
—Chad Toups, 47, Amelia, was arrested at 6:37 p.m. Thursday on a charge of forgery. No bail has been set.
—Johnny Derouen, 58, New Iberia, was arrested at 1:46 a.m. Friday on charges of driving under suspension and improper lane usage. Derouen was released on a summons to appear Sept. 21.
Traylor was released on a $15,250 bond.
—Paul Marks, 29, Jeanerette, was arrested at 4:35 p.m. Thursday by the Narcotics Section on charges of improper lane usage, possession of alcoholic beverages in motor vehicles and possession of marijuana. Marks was released on a summons to appear Sept. 1.
Morgan City
Police Chief James F. Blair reported that over the last 24-hour period, the Morgan City Police Department responded to 28 calls for service and made these arrests:
—Laniya Grogan, 21, Cardinal Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 12:01 p.m. Thursday on a 6th Ward Court warrant alleging contempt of court (two counts of violating terms on probation).
—Carlette Singleton, 58, Bush Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 6:12 p.m. Thursday on a warrant alleging simple battery.
Assumption
Sheriff Leland Falcon reported these arrests:
—Oscar Joseph Davis, 45, Pugh Street, Paincourtville, was arrested Thursday on charges of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, driving on a roadway laned for traffic, speeding and flight from an officer.
Davis was arrested Thursday afternoon in connection with an incident May 15.
On May 15, deputies were dispatched to the Gilbert Dupaty Memorial Park in Paincourtville in connection with a possible stolen automobile.
The complainant-victim reported that earlier that day, she attended a party in Napoleonville with Davis. At some point, Davis drove off in her car and was in an intoxicated condition. When the car was located, there was significant damage to it.
Davis allegedly admitted to the victim that he had taken and wrecked her vehicle.
Investigating deputies requested and were granted arrest warrants for Davis.
Davis was arrested on Thursday afternoon on the automobile theft charge, plus charges in warrants related to a second case from April 24.
A detainer from Probation and Parole was placed on Davis due to prior convictions.
His bond is set at $17,000 for the new charges, but he is being held without bond on the Department of Corrections detainer.
—Lynell Chivon Allen, 39, Park Avenue, Thibodaux, was arrested Tuesday on charges of aggravated assault upon a dating partner, disturbing the peace and two counts of resisting an officer.
The charges grew out of a disturbance at a Cody Street address in Labadieville on Tuesday.
Deputies were dispatched to the location and made contact with the complainant. He advised that he and Allen were engaged in an argument when she obtained a knife and threatened him with it.
Deputies then interviewed the suspect.
Based on facts obtained through the interviews, Allen was arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Facility. He remains incarcerated in lieu of $31,000 bond.
St. Martin
Sheriff Becket Breaux reported these arrests:
—Andrew Kovac, 39, Wise Street, Patterson, was arrested on an extradition warrant.
—Don Provost, 47, Zin Zin Road, Breaux Bridge, was arrested Thursday on a warrant alleging failure to appear.
—Jarred Sam, 30, Hebert Avenue, Breaux Bridge, was arrested Thursday by the Breaux Bridge Police Department on a charge of third-degree rape.