Man arrested in Bayou L'Ourse home invasion; five booked on drug, gun charges after Amelia-area stop

(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.)

Assumption Parish deputies on Thursday arrested a Bayou L’Ourse man accused of kicking his way into three Felicia Street homes, at least one of which was occupied.

In an unrelated case, five people were arrested on gun and drug charges after a traffic stop by an Assumption deputy near Amelia.

Assumption
Sheriff Leland Falcon reported these arrests:

—Cyrus Ratcliff Jr., 48, Pond Drive, Bayou L’Ourse, was arrested Thursday on two counts of simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling, three counts of simple criminal damage to property, three counts of criminal trespass and a single count of home invasion.

Deputies were dispatched Thursday to a Felicia Street address in Bayou L’Ourse about a disturbance. Deputies made contact with the complainant, who advised Ratcliff had kicked in a door to the residence.

Deputies learned that Ratcliff had kicked in doors to a total of three homes on Felicia Street, and at least one of those houses was occupied at the time of the offense.

While deputies investigated, Ratcliff drove up to the location.

Ratcliff was arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center pending a bond hearing

—Lantrell J. Ayers, 31, Fifth Street, Morgan City, was arrested Thursday on charges of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, obstruction of justice, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession with intent to distribute Xanax, possession of a legend drug without a prescription, no driver’s license, and tail lamps and headlights required, and two fugitive counts.

—Jasmine J. Ayers, 32, Bailey’s Lane, Morgan City, was arrested Thursday on charges of possession of a firearm in the presence of a controlled dangerous substance, obstruction of justice, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a legend drug without a prescription, possession with intent to distribute Xanax and possession with intent to distribute marijuana.

—Dylan Michael Hebert, 21, La. 75. Morgan City, was arrested Thursday on charges of possession of a firearm in the presence of a controlled dangerous substance, obstruction of justice, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a legend drug without a prescription, possession with intent to distribute Xanax and possession with intent to distribute marijuana.

— Kelsie Alynn Landry, 18. Aucoin Street, Morgan City, was arrested Thursday on charges of possession of a firearm in the presence of a controlled dangerous substance, obstruction of justice, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a legend drug without a prescription, possession with intent to distribute Xanax and possession with intent to distribute marijuana.

—Shayna Renee Tatum, 27, Aucoin Street, Morgan City, was arrested Thursday on charges of possession of a firearm in the presence of a controlled dangerous substance, obstruction of justice, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a legend drug without a prescription, possession with intent to distribute Xanax and possession with intent to distribute marijuana.

A uniformed patrol officer observed a vehicle traveling on U.S. 90 near Amelia commit a traffic violation and initiated a stop of that vehicle. The deputy made contact with the driver, now identified as Lantrell Ayers.

The deputy engaged in an interview. During that interview, the deputy noted activities of the driver and passengers to be consistent with illegal activity.

While interviewing the driver, the deputy was notified by communications of outstanding warrants for the arrest of Ayers in Assumption Parish and Elayne Hunt Correctional Ayers was immediately arrested.

The deputy noted an odor of suspected marijuana from the vehicle and observed a passenger attempting to shove an item into the seat. At this time, all
suspects were removed from the vehicle.

The deputy requested and was granted consent to search the vehicle. As a result of that process, deputies located firearm ammunition, marijuana, Promethazine D.M. and assorted drug paraphernalia.

Deputies conducted a walk-around of the vehicle and located other dangerous substances, which had been discarded by the suspects.

Deputies also located a large-caliber handgun in the vehicle.

At the conclusion of the investigation, deputies arrested all five suspects. They remain at the Assumption Parish Detention Center pending bond proceedings.