Morgan City man, out on bond after sex crimes arrest, faces new charges

A Morgan City man has been charged with sex crimes involving young people, accused of acts that occurred while he was free on bond after a previous sex crimes arrest.

Jakhyri Carbin, 20, Duke Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 11:26 a.m. Thursday on a charge of indecent behavior with juveniles, computer-aided solicitation of a minor and obscenity, the Morgan City Police Department said.

On Jan. 27, an investigator with the Morgan City Police Department was monitoring social media platforms regarding a prior investigation that was conducted by the Morgan City Police Department. The investigator noticed a post from a subject by who was identified as Carbin, the Police Department said.

Carbin had been previously arrested by the Morgan City Police Department on charges of cyberstalking and obscenity and by another agency on a charge of Indecent behavior with a juvenile. The investigator was aware one of the terms of the bond conditions on those charges were no access to the internet and social media platforms that was ordered on March 11, 2022.

The investigator continued the investigation with search warrants on multiple social media platforms. The searches yielded that Carbin had been having inappropriate conversations with juveniles and had sent unsolicited inappropriate images to multiple adult females. All contact via social media was made after the bond restrictions were in place. Warrants were prepared for Carbin's arrest in relation to the investigation.

On Thursday, Carbin was located and arrested while at the 16th Judicial District Court. He was transported to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center and later to the Morgan City Jail, where he was booked and processed.