Two men arrested as felons possessing weapons

(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 Assumption Parish authorities made separate arrests Tuesday on charges of weapon possession by a convicted felon.

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 these arrests:

--Rip Davis Verdin Jr., 48, Sixth Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 8:24 p.m. Tuesday on two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

--Tina Ware, 41, Sixth Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 8:51 p.m. Tuesday on a charge of simple burglary and possession of stolen things.

Assumption

Sheriff Leland Falcon reported this arrest:

--Javonne Wanya Amacker, 28, Joaquin Drive, Houma, was arrested Tuesday on charges of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and illegal window tint.

A uniformed patrol deputy observed a westbound vehicle with an equipment violation on U.S. 90 near Bayou L'Ourse. During a traffic stop, the deputy made contact with the driver, identified as Amacker, and engaged the violator in an interview.

At some point, the deputy summoned a K-9 to the scene of the stop. The K-9 conducted an open-air sniff of the vehicle, which led to Amacker acknowledging the presence of a large-caliber handgun in the vehicle. The firearm was seized.

Deputies determined that Amacker was a prior convicted felon.

Amacker was arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center pending a bond hearing.