Two drug arrests reported by Morgan City police, parish 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 and St. Mary authorities reported arrests on drug charges Tuesday.
Morgan City
Chief Chad M. Adams reported that the Morgan City Police Department responded to 48 calls for service over the last 24-hour reporting period and made these arrests:
--Damon Maurice Allen, 52, Park Street, Patterson, was arrested at 10:19 p.m. Tuesday on charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia and obstruction of justice.
--Vilitris Benjamin Autin Gibbs, 30, Diane Drive, Morgan City, was arrested at 11:19 p.m. Tuesday as a fugitive from the Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office.
--Renetta Hawkins, 60, Verdun Lane, Franklin, was arrested at 3:32 p.m. Monday on a charge of simple battery.
St. Mary
Sheriff Blaise Smith reported that over the last 24-hour reporting period, the Sheriff’s Office responded to 38 complaints and made these arrests:
--Thomas Christopher Thompson, 49, Berwick, was arrested at 2:52 p.m. Tuesday on a warrant alleging failure to appear on acharge of criminal neglect of family. Thompson was also named in two MCPD warrants alleging failure to appear. Bail was set at $7,892 for the St. Mary Parish warrant.
--Michael Wayne Gray Jr., 47, Franklin, was arrested at 8:52 a.m. Tuesday on charges of possession with intent to distribute Schedule IV drugs, possession with intent to distribute a Schedule I drug, possession of cocaine and improper lane usage.
Bail has not been set at this time.
Franklin
Chief Cedric Handy reported that the Franklin Police Department responded to eight complaints over the last 24-hour reporting period and made this arrest:
--Deondric Butler, 27, Ninth Street, Franklin, was arrested at 12:33 p.m. Tuesday on a warrant dated May 5 alleging unlawful posting of criminal activity for notoriety and publicity and two counts of aggravated battery.
Butler was booked, processed and held with no bond set at the time of press release.