Suspect arrested in Amelia-area vehicle thefts
(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.)
A Houma man jailed in Terrebonne Parish has been charged in the December theft of two utility task vehicles near Amelia, and Assumption authorities have warrants for two more suspects.
Assumption
Sheriff Leland Falcon reported this arrest:
--Adam Joseph Carrere, 40, Bayou Blue Road, Houma, has booked on charges of simple criminal damage to property and two counts of theft of a motor vehicle.
On Dec. 9, deputies responded to a complaint at a business on East Service Road regarding the theft of two side-by-side UTVs.
Detectives initiated an investigation and were able to identify three suspects, including Carrere. Arrests warrants were obtained, but all three were in custody in other jurisdictions.
Carrere was transferred from Terrebonne Parish Jail and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center, where he remains pending a bond hearing.
The remaining suspects are identified as Brian Kelly Wright, 49, Ponderosa Lane, Gray, and Stephen M. Sheppard, 51, Country Estates, Houma.
Both Wright and Sheppard are incarcerated in other jurisdictions and will be transferred to Assumption Parish. Both face charges of felony theft of a motor vehicle and simple criminal damage to property.
Morgan City
Chief Chad M. Adams reported that the Morgan City Police Department responded to 46 calls for service over the last 24-hour reporting period and made these arrests:
--Bonnie Marie Grow Manzo, 60, Palmer Street, Berwick, was arrested at 2 p.m. Wednesday as a fugitive from the Berwick Police Department.
--Robinson Castro-Aquino, 44, Victor II Boulevard, Morgan City, was arrested at 3:29 p.m. Wednesday on charges of speeding 32 mph in a 15 mph zone (school zone), disregard of traffic controls, possession of fraudulent documents, driving under suspension and no registration.
--Brock Elix Williams, 43, Oak Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 5:59 p.m. Wednesday on a charge of simple battery.
--Trinity Harris, 24, 11th Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 1:23 a.m. Thursday on charges of theft (under $1,000), monetary instrument abuse, probation violation (6th Ward Morgan City Court), seven counts of failure to appear for trial (6th Ward Morgan City Court) and failure to appear for arraignment (16th Judicial District Court).
--Passion Monae Harris, 26, Bowman Street, Morgan City, was arrested 1:23 a.m. Thursday on a charge of theft (under $1,000).
--Brock Elix Williams, 43, Oak Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 4:55 a.m. Thursday on a charge of remaining after forbidden.
St. Mary
Sheriff Blaise Smith reported that over the last 24-hour reporting period, the Sheriff’s Office responded to 34 complaints and made these arrests:
--Lester Joseph Sinitiere, 31, Bayou Vista, was arrested at 1:17 p.m. Wednesday on a warrant alleging failure to appear on the charge of operating a vehicle while license is suspended, revoked or canceled. Sinitiere was released on a $250 bond.
Franklin
Chief Cedric Handy reported that the Franklin Police Department responded to eight complaints over the last 24-hour reporting period and made these arrests:
--Bryce Coleman, 23, Bank Avenue, New Iberia, was arrested at 10:07 p.m. Wednesday on a warrant for 3rd Ward City Court alleging failure to appear on a charge of stop signs without accident and a warrant alleging probation violation. Coleman was booked, processed and held with no bond set at the time of press release.
--Ronnie Boatman, 46, Carl C. Foulcard Drive, Franklin, was arrested at 10:37 p.m. Wednesday on a charge of theft. Boatman was booked, processed and held on a $1,500 bond.