Police: After firing, woman tampered with business' computers

(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.)

A Patterson woman is accused of deleting computer files and changing passwords after she was fired from a Berwick business.

In Bayou L’Ourse, two local people were arrested on charges that include methamphetamine and heroin possession.

Berwick

Chief David S. Leonard reported these arrests:

--Courtney Saujon, Signe Street, Patterson, was arrested at 10:19 a.m. Wednesday on a Berwick warrant alleging computer tampering.

About 10:19 a.m. Wednesday, Saujon turned herself into the Berwick Police Department for an active warrant held for her arrest on a charge of computer tampering.

The warrant stems from a complaint the Berwick Police Department received May 12 from a local business.

In the complaint, it was learned that Saujon deleted files and changed several system passwords after being terminated from the company, which prevented other employees from accessing the system.

Through the course of the investigation, officers spoke with Saujon. Warrants were then prepared for her arrest. Saujon posted a $5,000 bond.

--Aubrey Ourso, 68, Jessie Street, Jeanerette, was arrested at 4:55 p.m. Wednesday on charges of possession of marijuana (under 14 grams), possession of drug paraphernalia and seat belt violation.

--About 4:48 p.m. Wednesday, officers conducting checkpoint saw a driver not wearing a seat belt. Officers made contact with the driver, who was identified as Ourso.

The odor of marijuana was detected coming from the vehicle. A search was done, and marijuana along with items of drug paraphernalia were located inside. Ourso was placed under arrest and released on a summons to appear in court.

Morgan City

Chief Chad M. Adams reported that the Morgan City Police Department responded to 48 calls for service over the last 24-hour reporting period and made these arrests:

--Christine Maria Stoute, 48, Roderick Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 4:11 p.m. Wednesday on charges of failure to appear to pay fine (6th Ward Morgan City Court) and failure to appear for trial (16th Judicial District Court), and as a fugitive from the Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office.

--Frank James Rock Jr., 35, Andrew Street, Patterson, was arrested at 9:19 p.m. Wednesday on charges of simple burglary and disturbing the peace (intoxicated).

--Christopher Maurice Williford Jr., 38, Chetta Lane, Morgan City, was arrested at 10:57 p.m. Wednesday on charges of driving while intoxicated (second offense) and reckless operation of a motor vehicle.

St. Mary

Sheriff Blaise Smith reported that over the last 24-hour reporting period, the Sheriff’s Office responded to 30 complaints and made this arrest:

--Kalab Charles Wood, 29, Bayou Vista, was arrested at 4:13 a.m. Thursday on a Probation & Parole warrant alleging failure to appear on a parole violation. Wood is being held for another agency.

Assumption

Sheriff Leland Falcon reported these arrests:

--Christopher Thomas Singleton, 37, Friendship Alley, Amelia, was arrested on charges of operating a vehicle under a suspended driver’s license, failure to display a license plate, driving on a roadway laned for traffic, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of methamphetamine, possession of heroin and two counts of resisting an officer.

--Frances Lee Boudreaux, 38, Pond Drive, Bayou L’Ourse, was arrested Wednesday on charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of heroin, possession of drug paraphernalia, battery of a police officer and resisting an officer.

A uniformed patrol deputy observed a westbound vehicle Wednesday on La. 662 near Bayou L’Ourse commit multiple traffic and equipment violations. After a stop of that vehicle, the deputy made contact with the driver, identified as Singleton.

The deputy noted that Singleton was irate and had to be ordered to return to his vehicle. The deputy further observed a female, now identified as Boudreaux, to be moving swiftly within the passenger capsule of the vehicle.

At some point, Boudreaux and Singleton became irate and noncompliant, and both had to be physically subdued.

The deputy summoned a K-9 unit to the location of the stop. The K-9 alerted positive for the presence of controlled dangerous substances while conducting an open-air sniff of the vehicle. A subsequent search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of methamphetamine, heroin and assorted drug paraphernalia.

Christopher Thomas Singleton and Frances Lee Boudreaux were both arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center. They remain incarcerated pending a bond hearing.