Repeat drunk driving suspect accused of 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.)

Morgan City police arrested a suspected repeat drunk driver Wednesday and charged him with hit and run, local arrest reports say.
And in Assumption Parish, authorities reported one of the arrests resulting from a three-year St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office investigation into an alleged drug-trafficking organization.
Morgan City
Police Chief James F. Blair reported that over the last 24-hour period, the Morgan City Police Department responded to 22 calls for service and made this arrest:
—Narak Dakin Spencer, 25, Catherine Street, Patterson, was arrested at 9:16 p.m. Wednesday on charges of hit and run, limitation on backing, driving under suspension and driving while intoxicated (second-offense).
Assumption
Sheriff Leland Falcon reported this arrest:
—Clifford Harris, 48, Pecan Street, Napoleonville, was arrested on a racketeering charge and turned over to St. Mary Parish authorities. A total of seven suspects were arrested last week as a result of the major investigation which commenced in 2018 in St. Mary Parish.
As the investigation continued, it crossed into other jurisdictions, which necessitated the assistance of Louisiana State Police.
Arrested in the investigation were:
—Harris.
—Lamar Weeden, 48, Parks.
—Willie Alfred Sr., 41, Jeanerette.
—Kim Butler, 39, Morgan City.
—Leroy Hawkins, 54, Jeanerette.
—Leon Williams, 64, Patterson.
—Kurwin Webb, 46, Patterson.
Weeden was charged on counts of racketeering, possession with intent to distribute cocaine and proceeds obtained in illegal drug transactions.
Alfred was jailed on charges of racketeering, distribution of methamphetamine and three counts of distribution of cocaine.
Butler, Hawkins, Webb and Williams were all booked on charges of racketeering.
Participating agencies were Assumption, St. Mary, St. Martin and Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Offices, Louisiana State Police, Homeland Security Investigations, Customs and Border Protection and the Louisiana National Guard Counter Drug Program.
The investigation is ongoing and additional arrests are imminent, the sheriff said.
St. Mary
Sheriff Blaise Smith advised that over the last 24-hour reporting period, the Sheriff’s Office responded to 35 complaints and made these arrests:
—Demarcus James McBride, 33, Baldwin, was arrested at 6:43 p.m. Wednesday on a warrant for failure to appear on the charge of criminal neglect of family. Bail was set at $500.
—Jason Joseph Olivier, 39, Morgan City, was arrested at 8:42 a.m. Wednesday on charges of turning movements and signals required, improper lane usage, and driving under suspension. Olivier was released on a summons to appear July 22.
—Juvenile male, 16, Patterson, was arrested at 8:55 p.m. Wednesday on a charge of possession of marijuana. The boy was released into the custody of a guardian pending juvenile court proceedings.
—Salvadore Joseph Francois Jr., 23, Franklin, was arrested at 8:55 p.m. Wednesday on charges of speeding, possession of Schedule II drugs and possession of a firearm in presence of a controlled dangerous substance. Bail has not been set.
—Tamika Faye Fleming, 37, Baldwin, was arrested at 11:45 p.m. Wednesday on charges of no headlights and driving under suspension. Fleming was released on a summons July 22.
—Caleb Luke Leblanc, 23, Centerville, was arrested at 11:16 p.m. Wednesday on charges of third-degree rape, pornography involving juveniles, carnal knowledge of a juvenile and computer-aided solicitation of a minor.
Bail was set at $210,000.
St. Martin
Sheriff Becket Breaux reported these arrests:
—Emily Eddy, 20, High School Road, Breaux Bridge, was arrested Wednesday on charges of simple battery, aggravated assault, simple criminal damage to property valued $1,000-$50,000, and threatening a public official.
—Austin Jackson, 23, Madison Avenue, Baton Rouge, was arrested Wednesday by the Henderson Police Department on an extradition warrant.
—D’quincy Steward, 19, Sovil Davis Road, Breaux Bridge, was arrested Wednesday on a charge of domestic abuse aggravated battery.