Man faces charges after hit and run

A Franklin man faces an attempted murder charge after a Saturday hit-and-run incident sent a woman to the hospital, Patterson Police Chief Garrett Grogan said.

Another injury resulted from an unrelated pedestrian incident Sunday in Bayou Vista.

In the Patterson case, Deric Jenkins, 59, Eagle Street, Franklin, was arrested at 6:43 p.m. Saturday at a Catherine Street home, Grogan said. Jenkins was booked on charges of attempted second-degree murder, aggravated assault with a firearm, felon in possession of a firearm, reckless operation, driving under suspension, unauthorized use of a movable and leaving the scene of an accident.

According to the police account, Jenkins was involved in an altercation at a Tall Timbers home Saturday and pulled a gun on another man.

During the incident, police said, Jenkins’ estranged wife came out of the home. Jenkins, by then driving a 2018 Mitsubishi Eclipse, backed into her and then left the scene, police said. Police were called in at 2:12 p.m.

The woman was taken to Franklin Foundation Hospital and then transported by Acadian Air Med to a Lafayette hospital.

“Her injuries were not life-threatening,” Grogan said
In Bayou Vista, a bike rider was hit by a vehicle as the vehicle turned at Universe Road and La. 182, the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office said. The call came in to the Sheriff’s Office at 8:21 a.m. Sunday.

The injured pedestrian was transported by Acadian Ambulance to a medical facility for treatment, the Sheriff’s Office said