Agencies make arrests for harassment, sending explicit video

(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.)
Staff Report
Arrests across the region Wednesday and Thursday resulted in charges of domestic abuse, telephone harassment and sending an explicit video without consent.
Morgan City
Police Chief James F. Blair reported that over the last 24-hour period the Morgan City Police Department responded to 42 calls for service and made these arrests:.
—Scott Bar, 38 Texas 71, Bay City, Texas, was arrested at 12:05 p.m. Wednesday on a warrant alleging telephone harassment.
—Chailon Nicole Johnson, 43, Idaho Street, Morgan City, was issued a summons at 3 p.m. Wednesday on a charge of driving under suspension.
Franklin
Police Chief Morris Beverly reported that the Franklin Police Department responded to nine complaints in the last 24-hour reporting period and made this arrest:
—Irving Phillips Jr., 36, Lee Charles Street, Franklin, was arrested at 10:05 a.m. Wednesday on a warrant dated Tuesday alleging domestic abuse battery by strangulation, simple battery and simple assault.
Phillips was booked, processed and transported to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center.
Assumption
Sheriff Leland Falcon reported this arrest:
—Paul Lemon Jr., 39, Franklin Street, Napoleonville, was arrested Thursday on three counts of nonconsensual disclosure of a private image.
The arrest results from a March 3 complaint.
On that date, sheriff’s deputies responded to a complaint regarding the publication of explicit videos of the victim without that party’s consent.
Detectives commenced an investigation and confirmed that Lemon shared those videos without the consent of the victim and those images were intended by the victim to remain private.
At the conclusion of the investigation, detectives obtained a warrant for the arrest of Lemon.
The suspect was arrested Thursday and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center with bond set at $20,000.
St. Mary
Sheriff Blaise Smith advised that over the last 24-hour reporting period, the Sheriff’s Office responded to 34 complaints and reported these arrests:
—Harol Demon Bias, 31, Berwick, was arrested at 3:24 p.m. Wednesday on a warrant alleging failure to appear on the charges of simple battery and disturbing the peace (fighting). Thomas was released on a summons to appear Nov. 2.
—Cordell Jerome Johnson Jr., 20, Jeanerette, was arrested at 12:11 p.m. Thursday on charges of improper display of license plates, no driver’s license, no license plates and possession of marijuana.
Johnson was released on a summons to appear Nov. 2.