St. Mary deputies arrest armed robbery suspect

(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 the arrest of a Morgan City man wanted in Assumption Parish on an armed robbery charge.

St. Mary

Sheriff Blaise Smith reported that over the last 24-hour reporting period, the St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office responded to 38 complaints and made these arrests:

--James Vincent Howell II, 19, Morgan City, was arrested at 6:32 p.m. Thursday on an Assumption Parish warrant alleging aggravated armed robbery with weapon, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and possession of a firearm by a felon. Bail has not been set at this time.

--Jennifer Yvette Goss, 42, Franklin, was arrested at 9:51 a.m. Thursday on a Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office warrant alleging contempt of court. Goss is being held for another agency.

--Clinton Gordon, 65, Franklin, was arrested at 11:01 a.m. Thursday on a charge of obscenity. Bail has not been set at this time.

Morgan City

Chief Chad M. Adams reported that the Morgan City Police Department responded to 27 calls for service over the last 24-hour reporting period and made this arrest:

--Brock Ellis, 44, La. 182, Morgan City, was arrested at 9:10 a.m. Thursday on a charge of remaining after forbidden.

Patterson

Chief Garrett Grogan reported these arrests:

--Heidi Hoffpauir, 55, Main Street, Patterson, was arrested at 1:46 p.m. Thursday on charges of driving while intoxicated (first offense) and failure to maintain control (with accident). Hoffpauir is incarcerated at the Patterson PD Jail.

--Troy A. Benoit, 60, Kem Street, Patterson, was arrested at 8:24 p.m. Thursday on charges of aggravated battery, discharging a firearm in the city limits and possession of a firearm by a felon. Benoit is incarcerated at the Patterson PD Jail with no bond set.

Franklin

Chief Cedric Handy reported that the Franklin Police Department responded to 11 complaints over the last 48-hour reporting period and made these arrests:

--Djuan Johnson, 43, Gibbs Road, Franklin, was arrested at 3:54 p.m. Wednesday on a charge of domestic abuse battery. Johnson was booked, processed and held with no bond set at the time of press release.

--Terran Ballet, 20, Bud Street, Franklin, was arrested at 1:39 a.m. Thursday on charges of expired license plate, no driver's license and no insurance. Ballet was booked, processed and released on a $1,250 bond.

--Jeremy Randall, 36, Second Street, Franklin, was arrested at 6:04 am. Thursday on a warrant for 3rd Ward City Court alleging failure to appear on the charge of driver must be licensed. Randall was booked, processed and held on a $325 bond.

Assumption

Sheriff Leland Falcon reported these arrests:

--Baily Elijah Andras, 23, Bayou Bouef Road, Morgan City, was arrested on warrants charging him with failure to appear on charges of theft and motor vehicle theft.

Andras was previously arrested in Assumption Parish and ordered to appear in court Oct. 23 a and Nov. 13. He failed to appear, and arrest warrants were iussed Oct. 26 and Nov. 14.

Andras was arrested by the Beauregard Parish Sheriff’s Office on Dec. 20 on charges there. He was released to the custody of the Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office on Sunday and booked on the Assumption charges.

Andras remains incarcerated pending a bond hearing

--Tyler Joseph Chenevert, 29, La. 621, Gonzales, was arrested Monday on charges of aggravated flight from an officer, unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling, resisting an officer with force or violence, driving under a suspended driver's license and reckless operation of a motor vehicle.

The charges result from a traffic incident Monday on La. 70 west of La. 1.

A uniformed patrol deputy observed a westbound vehicle on La. 70 commit a traffic violation and attempted a stop of that vehicle. The suspect vehicle engaged the deputy in a pursuit into Pierre Part.

The suspect exceeded speeds of 100 mph through Pierre Part, at which time he turned into the Landry Subdivision area. Pursuing deputies located the suspect vehicle in a driveway in the 3600 block of Keith Street.

The front door of the residence at the location was open. At that time, deputies encountered the suspect, now identified as Chenevert. As deputies attempted to arrest Chenevert, a struggle ensued.

Deputies quickly restrained Chenevert and took him into custody. Chenevert was booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center and remains incarcerated with bond set at $285,000