Theft arrest reported by St. Mary deputies

(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 a quiet day on Monday, with only two arrests, one on theft and stolen property charges.

St. Mary

Sheriff Blaise Smith reported that over the last 24-hour reporting period, the Sheriff’s Office responded to 34 complaints and made this arrest:

--Phillip Andrew Randolph, 32, Franklin, was arrested at 10:54 p.m. Monday on charges of theft and possession of stolen things, and on two warrants alleging failure to appear on the charges of speeding, failing to honor written promise to appear and possession of marijuana. Bail has not been set at this time.

Morgan City

Chief Chad M. Adams reported that the Morgan City Police Department responded to 39 calls for service over the last 24-hour reporting period and made this arrest:

--Christopher Lee Lacaze, 44, Duke Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 6:53 p.m. Monday on a three counts of failure to appear to pay fine.

Franklin

Chief Cedric Handy reported that the Franklin Police Department responded to five complaints over the last 24-hour reporting period and made these arrests:

--Shenny Berard, 51, Old Spanish Trail, New Iberia, was arrested at 4:36 p.m. Monday on a warrant for 3rd Ward City Court alleging failure to appear on a charge stop signs and yield signs (without accident). Berard was booked, processed and released on a $273.00 bond.

--Craig Leonard, 51, Bens Circle, New Iberia, was arrested at 4:40 p.m. Monday on charges of careless operation of a motor vehicle (with accident) and driving under suspension. Leonard was booked, processed and held on a $546 bond.

Assumption

Sheriff Leland Falcon reported these arrests:

--Nakia Valerie Anderson, 23, Wren Street, Morgan City, was booked Sunday on a fugitive warrant alleging theft.

A uniformed patrol deputy observed a vehicle commit a traffic violation near Bayou L'Ourse and initiated a stop . The deputy interviewed the driver, then conducted a warrants check on the driver as well as one passenger, now identified as Anderson. It was determined that Anderson was wanted on a fugitive warrant from the Thibodaux Police Department on charges of theft.

Anderson was arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center and transferred late Monday afternoon to the Thibodaux Police Department.

--Mark Andrew Rentrop Jr., 31, La. 663, Bayou L’Ourse, was arrested on a felony fugitive warrant for the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office.

On Monday morning, deputies were dispatched to the Bayou L'Ourse address to execute an arrest warrant on Rentrop.

Deputies proceeded to the address with the assistance of the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office and located Rentrop. The accused was arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center on the St. Mary warrant alleging simple burglary.

Rentrop remains incarcerated pending transfer to the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office.