Franklin man arrested on drug charges

Staff Report
A Franklin man was arrested Wednesday on legend drug and marijuana charges, Morgan City Police Chief James F. Blair said.
—Brandon Scott, 32, Franklin, was arrested at 7:20 p.m. Wednesday on charges of first-offense possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a legend drug.
Officers were called to a local business for a disturbance. When officers arrived, they learned Scott was involved in a disturbance and they wished to have him removed from the business.
A warrant check revealed that the Morgan City Police Department held warrants for Scott. The warrants were from a March 2020 investigation. Scott was placed under arrest and transported to the Morgan City Police Department for booking.
Berwick Police Chief David Leonard reported these arrests:
—Gregory Payne, 44, Oregon Street, Berwick, was arrested at 3:24 p.m. Tuesday on a Berwick warrant for battery on a dating partner.
—Brandon Martin, 33, Francis Street, Berwick, was arrested at 3:21 p.m. Tuesday on charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and a warrant for failure to appear for drug court status.
About 3:19 p.m. Tuesday, investigators with the Berwick Police Department responded to an Oregon Street residence to locate Payne for an active warrant that Berwick police held for his arrest. Upon arrival, officers observed a male subject who was later identified as Martin on the side of the residence and appearing to be concealing something on his person.
Martin was detained and later admitted that he was concealing a syringe that he admitted to being used to inject illegal narcotics. Martin was placed under arrest at this time.
Officers then made contact with Payne inside the residence and placed him under arrest for the active warrant that was held for his arrest.
The warrant for Payne stemmed from an incident that occurred Sunday, in which he was accused of committing a battery on his girlfriend at his residence on Oregon Street.
After a brief investigation of this incident a warrant was prepared for his arrest. Payne posted a $2,500 bond was released. Martin remained incarcerated with no bond at this time.
St. Mary Parish Sheriff Blaise Smith reported these arrests:
—Mark Anthony Robin, 35, Cynthia Street, Franklin, was arrested at 7:23 p.m. Tuesday on a charge of driving under suspension. Robin was released on a summons to appear Oct. 22.
—Rachelle Lynn Dupre, 37, Plantation Tech Drive, Franklin, was arrested at 7:23 p.m. Tuesday on a warrant for failure to appear on the charge of criminal neglect of family. No bail has been set.
—Gage Landry, 26, Second Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 1:59 a.m. Wednesday on a charge of possession of marijuana. Landry was released on a summons to appear Oct. 22.
—Yamirka Giglio, 34, Second Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 2:06 a.m. Wednesday on a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia. Giglio was released on a summons to appear Oct. 27.
—Jeffrey Lee Vasold Jr. 34, Second Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 2:36 a.m. Wednesday on charges of possession of methamphetamine and improper lane usage. No bail has been set.
Assumption Parish Sheriff Leland Falcon reported this arrest:
—Ken Leo Landry, 35, La. 403, Napoleonville, was arrested Tuesday on charges of pornography involving juveniles under 13, five counts of felony sexual abuse of an animal and obstruction of justice.
Detectives and deputies were assisted by the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation of the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office during the execution of the search warrant at Landry’s home in connection with a juvenile pornography probe.
As a result of the bureau’s investigation, agents obtained arrest warrants charging Landry.
Landry was booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center on Tuesday. He remains incarcerated at the Assumption Parish Detention Center without bond.