Sheriff: Man arrested on assault, marijuana charges
An Amite man faces an assault charge as well as fighting and marijuana possession counts after an incident Thursday, St. Mary Parish Sheriff Blaise Smith reported.
—Whitney Bagley, 43, La. 43, Amite, was arrested Thursday on charges of disturbing the peace by fighting, aggravated assault with a motor vehicle upon a police officer, driving under suspension, no insurance, vehicle license required, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and criminal trespass.
No bail has been set.
Smith also reported these arrests:
—Elias Frank Todd, 26, Shannon Street, Patterson, was arrested Thursday on charges of disturbing the peace by fighting, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, and on a warrant for battery of a dating partner. Bail was set at $6,250.
—Nikita Daniel Smith, 35, Sandy Drive, Patterson, was arrested Thursday on a charge of possession of marijuana. Smith was released on a summons to appear Jan. 7.
\—Tariq Perry, 20, Willow Street, Franklin, was arrested Wednesday on charges of improper lane usage, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, obstruction of justice-tampering, transaction involving proceeds from drug offenses and possession of paraphernalia.
Perry was released on a $2,500 bond.
—Wesley Alphonse Duke Jr., 70, Lydia Lane, Charenton, was arrested Wednesday on a warrant for the charge of illegal use of weapons or dangerous instrumentalities. Duke was released on a $1,500 bond.
Morgan City Police Chief James F. Blair reported these arrests:
—Casey Leonard, 40, North Everett Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 2:45 p.m. Wednesday on warrants for possession of marijuana and no turn signals.
Leonard was arrested after an investigation by detectives in which she was found to be in possession of suspected marijuana after a traffic stop. Warrants were obtained for her arrest and she turned herself in to officers at Morgan City Police Department, where she was booked into the jail.
—Allen McPherson, 43, Patterson, was arrested at 9:43 p.m. Wednesday on warrants for possession of marijua-na (first offense) and illegal use of a controlled dangerous substance in the presence of persons under 17.
McPherson was arrested after officers responded to a call to remove him from a local hotel. A warrants check showed that he had outstanding warrants.
The warrants came from an investigation into the use of illegal narcotics in which McPherson was found to be in possession of suspected marijuana in the presence of a subject under the age of 17.
McPherson was placed under arrest and transported to the Morgan City Police Department for booking.
—Joshua Jones, 33, La. 182, Morgan City, was arrested at 6:58 p.m. Thursday on a warrant on theft under $1,000 and as a fugitive from Hancock County, Mississippi.
Jones was arrested after officers spoke with him near Lake End Park and learned that Morgan City Police Depart-ment had warrants for his arrest for theft.
The warrants stemmed from a complaint in which Jones is accused of taking a bike from someone. Once at Mor-gan City Police Department it was learned that Jones was wanted from Hancock County Mississippi for Theft. Jones was booked into the Morgan City Police Department.
St. Martin Parish Sheriff Becket Breaux reported this arrest:
—Clinton Edmond, 57, Breaux Bridge, was arrested on counts of simple criminal damage to property and three counts of attempted burglary in connection with an Oct. 14 incident in the 1400 block of Zin Zin Road; one count of simple burglary, Oct. 14, 1500 block of Nina Highway; one count of simple burglary and three counts of attempted simple burglary, Oct. 14, 1400 block of Zin Zin Road; and one count of simple burglary and one count of theft of firearm, Oct. 18, 1600 block of Anse Broussward Highway.
The St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office received reports of four burglaries that occurred at residences in the Cecilia and Breaux Bridge area of St. Martin Parish. Deputies identified the suspect as Edmond.
He was booked into the St. Martin Parish Correctional Center on the above charges. At the time of this release, no bond had been set.
Assumption Parish Sheriff Leland Falcon reported this arrest:
— Sterling Joseph Robinson, 36, Belle Point Lane, Napoleonville, was arrested Thursday on charges of ob-struction of justice, resisting an officer, flight from an officer, failure to drive on the right side of the roadway and possession of marijuana.
An I.C.E. assigned deputy observed a vehicle commit a traffic violation in the area of La. 401 and Marshall Lane and attempted to conduct an investigative stop, but the suspect vehicle fled into the village of Napoleon-ville with the violator tossing suspected narcotics out of the vehicle.
The vehicle was eventually stopped near St. Mary Street and the suspect, now identified as Robinson, was ar-rested.
A search of the suspect vehicle resulted in the seizure of suspected marijuana. During the arrest process, Rob-inson acknowledged throwing illegal substances during the chase.
Sterling Joseph Robinson was booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Facility pending a bond hearing.