Morgan City police arrest three on drug 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 three arrests Friday and Saturday on charges of possession of drugs that include methamphetamine, hydrocodone, marijuana and cocaine.
And a Berwick woman faces meth and DWI charges after her arrest Friday in Assumption Parish.

Morgan City
Police Chief James F. Blair reports that the Morgan City Police Department responded to 113 calls for service within the last 72-hour reporting period and made these ar-rests beginning Friday:
—Luther Oliver, 22, Karla Drive, Thibodaux, was arrested at 2:16 p.m. Friday on charges of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession of hydrocodone, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of drug para-phernalia.
—Ernest N. Mingo, 37, Federal Avenue, Morgan City, was arrested at 11:53 p.m. Saturday on charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana and disturbing the peace (intoxicated).
—Harrison Bernard Knox, 45, Park Street, Patterson, was arrested at 2:04 a.m. Saturday on warrants alleging attempted simple burglary and peeping tom, and charges of possession of cocaine and introduction of contraband into a penal facility.
—Nicholas Anthony Feliciano, 26, St. Clair Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 5:11 p.m. Friday on warrants alleging entry or remaining where forbidden, disturbing the peace (intoxicated) and probation violation.
—Jarred Naquin, 26, La. 665, Montegut, was arrested at 1:55 a.m. Sunday on a charge of disturbing the peace (intoxicated).
—Cody Theriot, 27, Benton Drive, Bourg, was arrested at 1:55 a.m. Sunday on a charge of disturbing the peace (intoxicated).
—Brennan Paul Cenac, 32, Bowman Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 3:43 a.m. Sunday on a charge of domestic abuse battery.
Franklin
Police Chief Morris Beverly reported that the Franklin Police Department responded to 25 complaints over the past weekend and made this arrest:
—Kendrick Madison, 44, Anderson Street, Franklin, was arrested at 9:49 p.m. Saturday on a warrant dated July 27 alleging aggravated second-degree battery and a warrant for 16th Judicial District Court for failure to appear on the charge of criminal neglect of family.
Madison was booked, processed and held with no bond set at the time of this press release.
Assumption
Parish Sheriff Leland Fal-con reported these arrests:
—Nicole Lacoste Crochet, 38, River Road, Berwick, was arrested early Friday on charges of possession of methamphetamine, prohibited acts (Schedule I), reckless operation with accident, driving under a suspended license, driving while intoxicated, unlawful refusal to submit to chemical test, procedure on approach of an authorized emergency vehicle and possession of alcoholic beverages in a motor vehicle.
A uniformed patrol deputy was on assignment assisting another deputy Friday on La. 70 near Pierre Part when he observed a vehicle approaching in a reckless manner.
The violator vehicle struck a pickup truck, which was the subject of a prior incident.
The deputy made contact with the driver, identified as Crochet, and noted her to be impaired and under the influence of alcohol.
At some point, the deputy requested consent to search the vehicle and then decided to summon a K-9 unit to the scene. The K-9 conducted an open-air sniff of the vehicle, which resulted in a positive alert for the presence of illegal substances.
A subsequent search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of multiple controlled dangerous substances.
Crochet was arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center pending a bond hearing.
—James E. Pope, 36, East Songer Street, Waynesboro, Tennessee, was arrested Thursday on charges of possession of drug paraphernalia, illegal possession of a firearm in the presence of controlled dangerous substances, possession of marijuana and driving on roadway laned for traffic.
The charges followed a Thursday evening stop in Pierre Part.
A uniformed patrol deputy observed a vehicle commit a traffic violation near La. 70 and Teddy Street and initiated a stop of the vehicle. The deputy made contact with the driver, identified as Pope and conducted an interview.
The deputy noted an odor of suspected marijuana emitting from the vehicle. The deputy further noted a holstered firearm inside the vehicle.
The deputy felt as though additional investigation was warranted. A search of the suspect vehicle yielded quantities of suspected marijuana and assorted drug paraphernalia as well as a large-caliber handgun.
Pope was arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center pending a bond hearing.