Local police report arrests on drug, domestic abuse charges

(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 police made a couple of warrant arrests Monday and booked one man on a marijuana possession charge. Franklin police reported arrests on battery and assault charges.

Morgan City
Interim Police Chief Mark Griffin Jr. reported that the Morgan City Police Department responded to 36 calls for service over the last 24-hour reporting period and made these arrests:

—Steven Dat Tran, 33, Sixth Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 8:58 p.m. Monday on charges of possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

—Jerral Wade Prestenbach, 33, Martin Street, Patterson, was arrested at 11 a.m. Monday on two counts of failure to pay fine (6th Ward Morgan City Court).

—Somoa Kenyatta Scott Jr., 25, Marietta Place, Gray, was arrested at 7:59 p.m. Monday on two counts of failure to appear for arraignment (6th Ward Morgan City Court).

Franklin

Police Chief Morris Beverly reported that the Franklin Police Department responded to 30 complaints over the past holiday weekend and made these arrests:

—Kient Martin, 32, Myra Street, Franklin, was arrested at 1:36 a.m. Saturday on a charge of domestic abuse battery. Martin was booked, processed and released on a $2,500 bond.

—Susan Boyd, 58, Gumpoint Lane, Franklin, was arrested at 10:07 a.m. Saturday on a warrant dated June 15 alleging theft and simple criminal damage to property. Boyd was booked, processed and released to appear in 3rd Ward City Court.

—Ricky Webster, 61, Third Street, Franklin, was arrested at 2:54 p.m. Sunday on charges of criminal trespassing, theft, remaining where forbidden, simple assault and contraband in a penal institution. Webster was booked, processed and transported to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center.