City and parish authorities make fighting, battery arrests

(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 de-termined in court.)

Morgan City police made five arrests Monday and Tuesday on fighting or battery charges, and St. Mary deputies made another in the course of a drug arrest.

Morgan City
Police Chief James F. Blair reported that the Morgan City Police Department responded to 37 calls for service over the last 24-hour reporting period and made these arrests:
—Anthony Bourgeois, 46, Iowa Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 8:32 a.m. Monday on two counts of simple battery.
—Malik Argue, 25, Hickory Street, New Orleans, was arrested at 12:23 p.m. Monday on charges of possession of marijuana, possession with intent to distribute MDMA and possession of drug paraphernalia.
—Verelyn Benjamin Cannon, 63, Ciro Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 2:40 p.m. Monday on a 16th Judicial District Court warrant alleging failure to appear for trial.
—Jada Carter, 39, Birch Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 4:05 p.m. Monday on warrants alleging disturbing the peace, criminal trespassing and simple battery.
—Kayla Shae Bourdreaux, 35, Allision Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 10:24 p.m. Monday on charges of domestic abuse battery (strangulation) and cruelty to a juvenile.
—Scott Gillespie, 36, Poplar Street, Pikeville, Kentucky, was arrested at 2:21 a.m. Tuesday on a charge of disturbing the peace (fighting).
—James Wesley Hood IV, 26, Kearns, Utah, was arrested at 2:41 a.m. Tuesday on charges of disturbing the peace (fighting) and simple assault.

St. Mary
Sheriff Blaise Smith advised that over the last 24-hour reporting period, the Sheriff’s Office responded to 35 complaints and made these arrests:
—James Ray Thoune, 29, Morgan City, was arrested at 11:15 a.m. Monday on a warrant alleging failure to appear on the charges of possession with intent to distribute marijuana. Bail has not been set.
—Cheyenne Bodie Randle Jr., 19, Delcambre, was arrested at 2:23 a.m. Tuesday on charges of illegal possession of stolen firearms, turning movements and signals required, and license plate lights required. Bail has not been set.
—Jacolby Ronija Harris Sr., 35, Houma, was arrested at 4:58 a.m. Tuesday on a charge of driving under suspension. Harris was released on a summons to appear July 19.
—Ebonique Clark, 30, Morgan City, was arrested at 11:55 a.m. Monday on charges of possession of marijuana, possession of a firearm in the presence of a controlled dangerous substance, and on warrants for disturb-ing the peace (fighting), failure to appear on a charge of possession of marijuana/possession of paraphernalia and failure to appear on a charge of theft of goods.
Bail has not been set.

Berwick
Police Chief David Leonard Sr. reported this arrest:
—Tyler Kapp, Southeast Boulevard, Morgan City, was arrested at 11:35 p.m. Monday on a charge of reckless operation of a motor vehicle.
About 11:30 p.m. Monday, officers in the area of Old Spanish Trail and La. 182 observed a motorcycle traveling in a reckless manner and at speeds well over the posted speed limit. A traffic stop was conducted, and officers made contact with Kapp.
Kapp was placed under arrest and released on a summons to appear in court in July.