Morgan City, St. Mary authorities report five arrests

(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 and St. Mary deputies reported making five arrests Tuesday, two of them on marijuana possession charges.

Morgan City
Police Chief James F. Blair reported that over the last 24-hour reporting period, the Morgan City Police Department responded to 42 calls for service and made these arrests:
—Aubrey Daigle, 21, Francis Street, Berwick, was arrested at 6:56 p.m. Tuesday on a charge of possession of marijuana. Daigle was released on a summons.
—Reginal A. Johnson II, 22, Quence Drive, New Iberia, was arrested at 8:37 a.m. Tuesday on charges of possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Johnson was released on a summons.

St. Mary
Sheriff Blaise Smith ad-vised that over the last 24-hour reporting period, the Sheriff’s Office responded to 42 complaints and made these arrests:
—Charles Lionel Nerve, 39, New Iberia, was arrested at 7:52 a.m. Tuesday on a warrant alleging failure to appear on the charge of operating a vehicle while license is suspended, revoked or canceled and speeding. Bail was set at $1,000.
—Eddie Lee Brown IV, 48, Morgan City, was arrested at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday on a charge of failure to register as a sex offender. Brown was released on a $15,000 bond.
—Marvin Anthony Gabriel, 30, Baldwin, was arrested at 12:23 p.m. Tuesday on two warrants alleging failure to appear on the charge of criminal neglect of family. Bail was set at $36,826.04.