Attempted murder suspect booked, failed to appear
(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.)
St. Mary Parish deputies arrested a Patterson man Tuesday on warrants for failure to appear on attempted murder and other charges, according to arrest reports.
St. Mary
Sheriff Blaise Smith advised that over the last 24-hour reporting period, the Sheriff’s Office responded to 31 complaints and made these arrests:
—Sylvester Louis Lee Francois Jr., 24, Patterson, was arrested at 12:31 p.m. Tuesday on three warrants alleging failure to appear on charges of attempted second-degree murder, possession of MDMA, resisting an officer with violence, resisting an officer and domestic abuse battery (strangulation)
Bail was set at $90,000
—Dexter Gibson, 31, Charenton, was arrested at 1:49 a.m. Wednesday on charges of possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and no license plate light. Gibson was released on a summons to appear Dec. 1.
—Tiger Lee Nash, 22, Dallas, was arrested at 10:32 p.m. Tuesday on a charge of probation violation. No bail has been set.
—Luis Cerritos, 29, Amelia, was arrested at 3:49 p.m. Tuesday by the Narcotics Section on charges of no inspection sticker, window tint violation, no driver’s license, possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Bail has not been set.
Franklin
Police Chief Morris Beverly reported that the Franklin Police Department responded to eight complaints over the past 24 hours and made this arrest:
—Allen Jones, 45, Martin Luther King Boulevard, Franklin, was arrested at 8:20 p.m. Tuesday on a charge of battery of emergency room personnel. Jones was additionally arrested on a warrant dated July 19 alleging simple battery. Jones was booked, processed and held with no bond set at the time of press release.
Assumption
Sheriff Leland Falcon reported this arrest:
—Darien Henry, 21, North Vega, Baton Rouge, was transferred Tuesday to Assumption Parish on charges of felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile and computer-aided solicitation of juveniles.
On Jan. 13, detectives responded to a complaint related to a 21-year-old adult having engaged in sexual activity with an underage female at a location in Belle Rose.
Detectives immediately commenced an investigation and were able to identify the suspect as Henry. Through investigation, detectives recovered video surveillance footage that supported the allegations.
Additionally, detectives recovered evidence indicating that the suspect and the victim corresponded through social media, at which time the sexual encounter was arranged.
Detectives applied for and were granted arrest warrants for Henry.
Darien Henry turned himself into Ascension Parish deputies and was then transferred to Assumption Parish.
Henry was booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center and released on a $300,000 bond.
St. Martin
Sheriff Becket Breaux reported these arrests:
—Jason Daigle, 51, Patin Street, Breaux Bridge, was arrested Tuesday by the Henderson Police Department on charges of human trafficking; manufacture, distribution or possession with intent to distribute Schedule II drugs; criminal conspiracy; extortion; and obstruction of justice.
—Logan Hyatt, 34, Grand Anse Highway, Breaux Bridge, was arrested Tuesday on charges of aggravated criminal damage to property and simple criminal damage to property.
