Sheriff's Narcotics Section makes four arrests on gun-related charges
(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.)
The Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Section made six arrests Wednesday, including four involving gun charges.
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:
—Keon Carbin, 18, Patterson was arrested at 6:44 p.m. Wednesday by the Narcotics Section on a charge of possession of a stolen firearm. Bail has not been set.
—Keith Garner Jr., 19, Patterson, was arrested at 6:44 p.m. Wednesday by the Narcotics Section on charges of resisting an officer by giving false information and possession of firearm by a person convicted of certain felonies. Bail was set at $75,000.
—Quinton Douglas, 31, Patterson, was arrested at 8:51 p.m. Wednesday by the Narcotics Section on charges of possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of MDMA, possession of a firearm in the presence of a controlled dangerous substance and illegal possession of stolen firearms.
Bail has not been set.
—Christopher Snowden Jr., 22, Ruston, was arrested at 7:38 p.m. Wednesday by the Narcotics Section on charges of resisting an officer and possession of marijuana. Snowden was released on a $2,000 bond.
—Joseph Wayne Dorsey, 23, Jeanerette, was arrested at 5:58 p.m. Wednesday by the Narcotics Section on charges of possession of MDMA, possession of a controlled dangerous substance in the presence of a juvenile, and possession of a firearm in the presence of a controlled dangerous substance.
Dorsey was released on a $7,500 bond.
—Myles Roberson, 23, Franklin, was arrested at 5:40 p.m. Wednesday by the Narcotics Section on charges of window tint violation and flight from an officer. Roberson was released on a $1,750 bond.
—Jada Lei Williams, 21, Berwick, was at 12:12 p.m. Wednesday on three warrants alleging failure to appear on charges of possession of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoids, possession of drug paraphernalia, speeding and operating a vehicle without a driver’s license.
Bail has not been set.
—George Davison Harvey III, 40, Bayou Vista, was arrested at 12:12 p.m. Wednesday on a warrant alleging failure to appear on charges of possession methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. Bail has not been set.
Morgan City
Police Chief James F. Blair reports that the Morgan City Police Department responded to 41 calls for service over the last 24-hour reporting period and made this arrest:
—Demetrius Owens, 29, Orange Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 7:27 p.m. Wednesday on a charge of entry or remaining in places after forbidden.
Berwick
Police Chief David S. Leonard reported these arrests:
—Adner Laboy-Colon, 45, Carter Lane, Berwick, was arrested at 4:21 p.m. Wednesday on a warrant alleging attempted unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling and criminal trespassing.
At 4:06 p.m. Wednesday, officers responded to a residence on River Road in reference to Laboy-Colon being there.
Officers arrived and met with him outside and took him into custody on the outstanding Berwick PD warrant. He was booked into the Berwick Jail and later transferred to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center, where he remains with no bond set.
—Carrie Hubler, 34, Southeast Boulevard, Morgan City, was arrested at 9:22 p.m. Wednesday on a Morgan City Police Department warrant alleging failure to appear on charges of seat belt violation, no insurance and expired driver’s license.
At 9:02 p.m. Wednesday, an officer observed a vehicle with only one headlight and conducted a traffic stop. The driver was identified as Hubler, and she was found to have an active warrant through the Morgan City Police Department.
She was issued a citation for the traffic violation then processed at the Berwick Police Department on the fugitive warrant. Following processing, she was trans-ferred to the custody of the Morgan City Police Depart-ment.
Assumption
Sheriff Leland Falcon reported this arrest:
—Betheny Nicole Mecom, 29, Morgan City, was taken into custody Wednesday at the Morgan City Jail on Assumption warrants alleging obstruction of justice and possession of Schedule I drugs.
Mecom failed to appear for trial on Nov. 23.
Mecom remains in the custody of Assumption Parish without bond.
Upon release, Mecom faces charges in St. Mary Parish and Caddo Parish.
Franklin
Police Chief Morris Beverly reported that the Franklin Police Department responded to six complaints over the past 24 hours and made these arrests:
—Gary Jones, 54, Ibert Street, Franklin, was arrested while incarcerated at the Franklin Police Department at 2:24 p.m. Wednesday on a warrant alleging theft. Jones was booked, processed and held on a $1,500bond.