Police reports: Assumption deputies investigate threat at school
(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.)
Assumption Parish deputies and detectives responded Wednesday to Pierre Part Elementary School in reference to a threat against the school, Sheriff Leland Falcon said.
The school was immediately placed in lockdown mode and the facility was secured by the Sheriff’s Office and school personnel.
The threat was in the form of a note found in a restroom.
The entire school was searched, and every individual went through a metal detector. No weapons were found.
The facility returned to normal operation as detectives investigate the origin of the threat.
“There were no acts in furtherance of the threat, and we believe the students, staff and facility are safe,” Falcon said.
Morgan City
Police Chief Chad M. Adams reported that the Morgan City Police Department responded to 45 calls for service over the last 24-hour reporting period and made these arrests:
--Shelby Braud, 31, Front Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday on a charge of disturbing the peace.
--Shawn Michael Guidry, 44, Aucoin Street, Morgan City, 1:58 p.m. Wednesday on a charge of battery of a dating partner.
--Joshua James Robert Jones, 35, Louisa Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 4:37 a.m. Wednesday on a charge of failure to pay fine (6th Ward Morgan City Court).
St. Mary
Sheriff Blaise Smith reported that over the last 24-hour reporting period, the Sheriff's Office responded to 35 complaints and made these arrests:
-Jason Dale Smith, 40, Patterson, was arrested at 3:12 a.m. Wednesday on a charge of reckless operation (no accident) and driving while intoxicated. Bail has not been set.
--Juan Cerritos-Hernandez, 61, Amelia, was arrested at 2:21 p.m. Wednesday on a charge of unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling and disturbing the peace (intoxication). Bail has not been set.
Franklin
Police Chief Morris Beverly reported that the Franklin Police Department responded to six complaints over the last 24-hour reporting period and made this arrest:
-- Lee Segura, 70, Becky Drive, Franklin, was arrested at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday on a charge of obscenity. Segura was booked, processed and transported to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center.
About 2:06 p.m. Wednesday, the Franklin Police Department received a complaint from a concerned citizen regarding a male subject who was sunbathing nude on the roof of a residence. Officers observed the nude subject and requested that he descend from the roof, where he was subsequently arrested.