Arrests made in sexual assaults against juveniles

(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. Martin Parish authorities made arrests involving sexual assaults against juveniles, arrest reports say. The suspect in the Morgan City case was already a registered sex offender.

In Assumption Parish, the Sheriff’s Office made arrests in a Bayou L’Ourse business burglary and a heroin possession case.

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:

--Danny P. Savoie, 43, Barrow Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 10:26 a.m. Thursday on a warrant for molestation of a juvenile, indecent behavior with a juvenile and registration of sex offenders.

On March 14, the Morgan City Police Department received a complaint about Savoie having improper contact with a juvenile victim. Investigators with the Morgan City Police Department began an investigation and learned Savoie was a convicted sex offender and failed to register with the Morgan City Police Department.

During the investigation, investigators obtained an arrest warrant.

On Thursday, investigators were able to locate Savoie on Barrow Street and place him under arrest. He was booked and incarcerated at the Morgan City Police Department.

—Quintin Dewayne Douglas, 29, Tiffany Street, Morgan City, was arrested on at 1:36 p.m. Thursday on a warrant for failure to appear for trial in 6th Ward Court.

St. Martin
Sheriff Becket Breaux reported these arrests:

—Frederick Johnson, 40, Breaux Bridge, was arrested on two counts of first-degree rape and three counts of third-degree rape.

—Crystal Owen, 41, Breaux Bridge, was arrested on two counts of accessory after the fact to first-degree rape and three counts of accessory after the fact to third-degree rape.

On March 30, deputies with the St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office received a report regarding the alleged sexual assault of a juvenile.

An investigation into the allegations was initiated, and following the culmination of the investigation, Warrants of arrest were obtained for Johnson and Owen.

Following their arrests, they were both booked into the St. Martin Parish Correctional Center. Johnson’s bond was set at $290,000 and Owen’s bond was set at $80,000.

The sheriff thanked the Louisiana State Police for assistance with the investigation.

—Jude Johnson, 30, St. Rita Road, St. Martinville, was arrested Thursday on charges of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and resisting an officer.

—Ranee Reed, 24, Sun Valley Drive, Slidell, was arrested Thursday by the Henderson Police Department on charges of possession with intent to distribute marijuana, flight from an officer and aggravated criminal damage to property.

Assumption
Sheriff Leland Falcon reported these arrests:
—Jacob Valentino Turner, 32, Belle Point Lane, Napoleonville, was arrested Wednesday on charges of simple burglary and simple criminal damage to property, and an Assumption warrant for failure to appear.

The charges resulted from a commercial burglary Jan. 9 in Bayou L’Ourse .

Deputies responded to the complaint and determined that forced entry had been made into the business. The unknown subjects attempted to access an ATM machine inside the business and attempted to steal goods before they activated the alarm system.

Detectives initiated an investigation and determined that the same suspects may have been responsible for simi-lar crimes in other jurisdictions.

At some point, detectives were able to identify Turner as a suspect along with Donnie Daigle, 30, Jefferson Street, Napoleonville, Daigle was arrested Feb. 17 on identical charges.
Daigle also faced similar charges in Gonzales. Turner remained at large.

On Wednesday, Turner was arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center. He remains incarcerated in lieu of $100,000 bond.

—Cody John Theriot, 41, Shell Beach Road, Pierre Part, was arrested Thursday on charges of speeding and possession of heroin.

—Jewel Anne Ross, 37, North Verret Street, Morgan City, was arrested Thursday on a charge of possession of heroin.

A uniformed patrol officer observed a vehicle commit a traffic violation in the 1200 block of La. 70 in Pierre Part.

The deputy initiated a stop of the vehicle and made contact with both occupants, now identified as Theriot and Ross. Both subjects displayed activity consistent with illicit drug use.

The deputy requested and obtained consent to search the vehicle. As a result of that search, a quantity of heroin was seized.

Both Theriot and Ross were arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention and remain incarcerated pending bond hearings.

St. Mary
Sheriff Blaise Smith advised that over the last 24-hour reporting period, the Sheriff's Office responded to 36 complaints and made these arrests:

—Gregory Johnson, 61, Franklin, was arrested at 11:09 a.m. Thursday on charges of driving on roadway laned for traffic and two counts of possession of marijuana. Johnson was released on a summons to appear July 22.

—Nelson Lacoste Jr., 44, Berwick, was arrested at 12:29 p.m. Thursday on charges of theft, entry on or re\maining on places or land after begin forbidden, burglary from a vehicle and simple criminal damage to property.

Lacoste also held a warrant for failure to appear on the charge of theft of goods. Lacoste was released on a $1,500 bond.

—Nikolas James Morris II, 33, Thibodaux, was arrested at 11:41 a.m. Thursday on three warrants for criminal neglect of family, violation of protective orders and theft. Bail has not been set.

—Armand Joseph Thomas, 22, Baldwin, was arrested at 1:07 p.m. Thursday on charges of no license plate, no insurance, failure of owner to secure registration and driving under suspension.

Thomas was released on a summons to appear July 22.

—Jaandre K. Willis, 21, New Iberia, was arrested at 9:44 p.m. Thursday on charges of no insurance, switched or stolen license plate and improper lane usage. Willis was released on a summons to appear July 22.

Franklin
Police Chief Morris Beverly said the Police Department responded to 13 complaints over the past 24 hours and made these arrests:

—Ash Miller, Jr., 19, Moss Oaks Drive, New Iberia, was arrested at 1 p.m. Thursday on charges of establishing of speed zone, possession of marijuana and illegal carrying of weapons. Miller was booked, processed and released on a $3,750 bond.
—Clayton Holland, 41, Malcolm Street, Franklin, was arrested at 5:55 p.m. Thursday on a warrant dated April 16 for monetary instrument abuse. Holland was booked, processed and released on a $2,000 bond