Police say they found suspect in hit and run

(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.)
Staff Report
Morgan City police say they’ve cited a Railroad Avenue resident suspected in a June hit and run.
Morgan City
Police Chief James F. Blair reported that the Morgan City Police Department responded to 44 calls for service within the last 24-hour reporting period and made these arrests beginning Wednesday:
—Elana Maria Dupre, 18, Railroad Avenue, Morgan City, was arrested at 9:17 p.m. Wednesday on a charge of hit and run.
Officers continued an investigation into a hit and run that occurred June 26 in the area of La. 70.
During the investigation, the vehicle believed to have been involved was located in the area of Railroad Avenue.
Dupre was identified. According to the reports, Dupre admitted to being the driver of the vehicle when the crash occurred and left the scene.
Dupre was issued a summons to appear in the 6th Ward Morgan City Court.
—Tiffanie Kaye Vice, 35, Charlotte Street, Patterson, was arrested at 8:18 a.m. Wednesday on a charge of disturbing the peace (intoxicated).
-—Shannon Scribner, 38, Simon Street, Pierre Part, arrested at 6:18 p.m. Wednesday on an Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office fugitive warrant.
—Nickolas James Morris II, 33, Doris Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 6:18 p.m. Wednesday on an Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office fugitive warrant.
St. Mary
Sheriff Blaise Smith advised that over the last 24-hour reporting period, the Sheriff’s Office responded to 34 complaints and reported the following arrests:
—Kenneth Boyd Dennis, 55, Jeanerette, was arrested at 10:17 a.m. Wednesday on a warrant alleging failure to appear on the charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated and possession of alcoholic beverages in motor vehicle.
Dennis was released on a summons to appear Nov. 2.
—Charles Andrew Lusk, 43, Monroe, was arrested at 3:06 p.m. Wednesday on a warrant alleging introduction of contraband into a penal institution.
Lusk continues to be incarcerated at the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center.
—Trent Antonio Gray, 34, Patterson, was arrested at 6:22 p.m. Wednesday on a warrant alleging failure to appear on the charges of operating a vehicle with an expired driver’s license, failing to honor a written promise to appear and improper lane usage. Gray was released on a summons to appear Nov. 2.
Assumption
Sheriff Leland Falcon reported this arrest:
—Lisa Diane Ortega Killion, 54, Ben Street, Pierre Part, was arrested Wednesday on charges of possession of clonazepam (Klonopin) and license plate required.
The arrest followed a traffic stop late Wednesday night in Pierre Part.
A uniformed patrol deputy observed a vehicle with an equipment violation and initiated a stop of the vehicle.
The deputy made contact with the driver, identified as Killion, and conducted an officer-violator interview. During this process, the deputy observed conditions consistent with illegal drug activity.
The deputy, at some point, requested and was granted consent to search the vehicle. In doing so, a quantity of clonazepam was seized.
Killion was arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center pending a bond hearing.
St. Martin
Sheriff Becket Breaux reported this arrested:
—Zakyric Gardner, 19, Sugar Creek Road, St. Martinville, was arrested Wednesday by the St. Martinville Police Department on charges of attempt second-degree murder, aggravated assault with a firearm and aggravated criminal damage to property.

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