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Heroin, meth, oxycodone charges result from Morgan City 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 determined in court.)

Staff Report
Police arrested a 36-year-old Morgan City man accused of computer-aided solicitation of a minor Wednesday as well as two men charged with drug offenses, including possession of heroin, oxycodone and methamphetamine.
Sheriff's deputies also arrested a Patterson 15-year-old on a terrorizing charge.

Morgan City
Police Chief James F. Blair reported that the Morgan City Police Department responded to 33 calls for service over the last 24-hour reporting period and made these arrests:
—Todd C. Stevens, 36, Morgan City, was arrested at 3:40 p.m. Wednesday on charges of indecent behavior with a juvenile and computer-aided solicitation of a minor.
—Drake Domingue, 31, Mayon Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 5:47 p.m. Wednesday as a fugitive from the Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office.
—Nicholas Daniel Wiggins, 32, Tupelo Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 9:11 p.m. Wednesday on charges of possession of oxycodone, possession of a legend drug (promethazine), improper lighting and possession of an open container in a motor vehicle.
—Kevin Darby, 31, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Patterson, was arrested at 10 p.m. Wednesday on charges of possession of heroin, possession of methamphetamine, violation of uniform controlled dangerous substance laws (drug-free zone) and possession of drug paraphernalia. Darby was also arrested on warrants alleging two counts of failure to appear to pay fine (6th Ward Morgan City Court), failure to appear for a contempt hearing (16th Judicial District Court), failure to appear for arraignment (16th Judicial District Court) and failure to appear for trial (16th Judicial District Court).
—Ronald James Winslow Jr., 31, Ciro Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 10 p.m. Wednesday on a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia and on a 6th Ward Morgan City Court warrant alleging failure to appear for arraignment.
.—Mandi Nicole Hatfield, 34, Florence Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 3:13 p.m. Wednesday on charges of criminal damage to property and criminal trespassing.
—Patrick Shane Meyers, 36, Ditch Avenue, Morgan City, was arrested at 3:16 a.m. Thursday on charges of possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

St. Mary
Sheriff Blaise Smith advised that over the last 24-hour reporting period, the Sheriff’s Office responded to 41 complaints and made these arrests:
—Juvenile male, 15, Patterson, was arrested at 3:56 p.m. Wednesday on a charge of terrorizing. The boy was released into the custody of a guardian pending juvenile court proceedings.
—Timothy Wade Mitchell, 56, Morgan City, was arrested at 9:41 p.m. Wednesday on a warrant alleging failure to appear on the charges of possession of MDMA, possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. Bail has not been set.
—Aaron Alexander Cage Sr., 30, Franklin, was arrested at 11:11 p.m. Wednesday on a charge of domestic abuse battery. Cage also held three warrants for failure to appear on the charges of criminal neglect of family (two counts) and violation of a protective order. Bail has not been set.
—Denise Marie Reynolds, 44, Bayou Vista, was arrested at 11:19 p.m. Wednesday on a charge of domestic abuse battery. Bail was set at $2,500.

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