Regional arrest reports: Berwick police make arrests in two business thefts, heroin possession case

(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.)

Berwick police made arrests Tuesday in two thefts at local businesses, and also booked a man accused of possessing nearly a third of a pound of heroin, arrest reports say.

Berwick
Police Chief David Leonard reported these arrests:
—Adner Laboy-Colon, Carter Lane, Berwick was arrested at 5:26 p.m. Tuesday on a Berwick warrant alleging theft.
—Lisa Fontenot, 56, River Road, Berwick, was arrested at 12:53 p.m. Tuesday on a Berwick warrant alleging theft.
On Sept. 5, officers with the Berwick Police Department were dispatched to a local business on La. 182 in reference to a theft. During the course of the investigation, Laboy-Colon and Fontenot were identified as suspects.
It was learned through the investigation that they had stolen a variety of items from the store that valued $575. Warrants were prepared for their arrest, and both were subsequently arrested and released on summons to appear in court.
—Hope Cubbedge 42, Carter Lane, Berwick, was arrested at 3:53 p.m. Tuesday on a charge of theft.
About 6:51 a.m. Monday, officers with the Berwick Police Department responded to a local business on La. 182 at Bowman Street about a theft.
During the course of the investigation, it was learned that the store manager observed a female acting in a suspicious manner inside the store. The woman attempted to purchase items, but her card was declined. The card was left in the store, and the woman fled the area in a rush.
The store manager reviewed surveillance and was able to determine the same woman had removed several items from the store and put them in her purse before fleeing.
Cubbedge was later identified, and a warrant was prepared for her arrest. Cubbedge walked into the Berwick Police Department Tuesday morning to speak with officers about this matter, and she was subsequently arrested on the warrant.
Cubbedge admitted to stealing the items from the store and in fact walked into the Police Department with a pair of sunglasses on that had been stolen the day before. Cubbedge was released on a summons to appear in court.
—Brian Henderson, 38, Utah Street, Berwick, was arrested at 7:59 p.m. Tuesday on charges of possession with intent to distribute heroin (150 grams), possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession of Subutex, violation of controlled dangerous substance laws (drug-free zone), possession of drug paraphernalia, monetary instrument abuse and possession of marijuana.
On Tuesday, officers with Berwick Police traveled to Assumption Parish Jail to pick up Henderson, who was being held as a fugitive on Berwick Police Department warrants and other unrelated charges in Assumption Parish.
Henderson was taken into custody and transported back to Berwick Jail, where he was booked on the warrants. The warrants stem from an incident that occurred Aug. 22, when officers responded to Utah Street in reference to a man waving a rifle in the street.
During the course of the investigation, officers with Berwick police with the assistance of the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office attempted to make contact with Henderson at his residence. But they later learned that he had fled the scene through a back door and left the area in a vehicle.
Due to the nature of the incident, officers obtained a search warrant for the residence on Utah Street. During the course of the search, officers located a substantial amount of heroin, methamphetamine and items of drug para-phernalia.
Warrants were issued for Henderson at that time because he fled the scene. He was later located in Assumption Parish, where he was being held. Henderson was transported to the parish jail where he remains without bond.

St. Mary
Sheriff Blaise Smith advised that over the last 24-hour reporting period, the Sheriff’s Office responded to 33 complaints made these arrests:
—Edmee Louise Allain, 54, Jeanerette, was arrested at 6:54 a.m. Tuesday on two warrants alleging failure to appear on the charges of operating a vehicle while license is suspended, revoked or canceled and no seat belt. Bail was set at $3,500.
—Yerson O. Flores, 19, Lafayette, was arrested at 7:01 p.m. Tuesday on charges of no headlights, proper equipment required on vehicles, modification of exhaust system and driver must be licensed.
Flores was released on a summons to appear Jan. 4.
—Ronald Wayne Johnson Jr., 30, Patterson, was arrested at 9:12 a.m. Tuesday on a charge of aggravated battery. Johnson continues to be incarcerated at the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center.
—Keenan Patterson, 27, Houma, was arrested at 11:28 a.m. Tuesday on a warrant alleging unlawful use of state-issued ID to gain access to a gaming establishment. No bail has been set.
—Jonathan Ray Beadle, 31, Bayou Vista, was arrested at 12:12 p.m. Tuesday on charges of view outward and inward of window, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving under suspension, expired or no inspection sticker, possession of a controlled dangerous substance in a drug-free zone, and modification of exhaust systems.
Beadle also held a warrant alleging failure to appear on charge of simple assault upon arrest.
—Kenneth Williams, 51, Houma, was arrested at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday on charges of one-way roadways and rotary traffic islands and driving under suspension. Williams was released on a summons to appear Jan. 4.
—Jarvis Javon Preston, 35, Franklin, was arrested at 8:09 p.m. Tuesday on a warrant alleging failure to appear on charges of operating a vehicle without proper equipment, possession of Schedule II drugs, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Bail has not been set.
—Brian Henry Henderson, 38, Patterson, was arrested at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday on a warrant alleging failure to appear on the charge of possession of marijuana. No bail has been set.
—Kevin Lashawn James Sr., 36, Franklin, was arrested at 2:45 a.m. Wednesday on charges of traffic control signals, turning movements and signals required, and driving under suspension, and on a warrant alleging failure to appear on a charge of driving under suspension.
Bail has not been set.

Morgan City
Police Chief James F. Blair reported that the Morgan City Police Department responded to 49 calls for service within the last 24-hour reporting period and made these arrests beginning Tuesday.
—Skyler Craig Gibson, 27, Bayou Black Drive, Gibson, was arrested at 12:09 a.m. Wednesday on charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of heroin, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving under suspension and improper lane usage.

Assumption
Sheriff Leland Falcon reported this arrest:
—Amanda Smith, 40, McGill Lane, Gibson, was arrested on a charge of simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling.
The charges result from a residential burglary on Flamingo Road in the Bayou L’Ourse area in early September.
Deputies responded to the complaint Sept. 7 made contact with the complainants, who advised they were residents of the home. The victims advised that they had noticed items missing from the home.
The victims were able to identify suspects after reviewing video surveillance footage. One of the suspects was identified as Smith.
Detectives conducted follow-up investigation, which included interviewing a Smith.
At the conclusion of the investigation, warrants were obtained for the arrest of suspects in this burglary.
Smith was arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center on a $10,000 commercial bond
Detectives were able to recover some items reported stolen in the burglary.