Speeding stop ends in stolen vehicle arrest; Bayou L'Ourse residents accused of kidnapping

(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.)

A Morgan City patrol officer made a speeding stop Thursday that resulted in an arrest on a possession of stolen property charge. In Assumption Parish, deputies arrested two Bayou L’Ourse people who face kidnapping charges involving a 6-year-old.

Morgan City

Police Chief Chad M. Adams reported these arrests:

—Joel Heart, 31, Wagoner Drive, Winnfield, was arrested at 9:10 p.m. Thursday on a charge of illegal possession of stolen things (over $25,000).

A patrol officer working Traffic Enforcement Detail on U.S. 90 observed a 2018 GMC Truck traveling 82 mph in a 60 mph zone. The officer initiated a stop, and Heard was identified as the operator of the vehicle.

During the investigation, it was learned that the vehicle that Heard was driving had been reported stolen out of Chalmette. Heard was arrested and transported to the Morgan City Jail, where he was booked and processed.

—Nathaniel Albert Rollins, 26, Brashear Avenue, Morgan City, was arrested at 8:03 a.m. Friday on a charge of simple battery.

—Charlotte Tonya Bracamontes Trahan, 34, Tiffany Street, Patterson, was arrested at 8:22 p.m. Friday on charges of disturbing the peace, remaining after forbidden and resisting an officer.
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—Mervin Ruffin, 70, 11th Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 9:21 p.m. Friday on a charge of aggravated second-degree battery.

—Anthony Lee Watson, 47, Victor II Boulevard, Morgan City, was arrested at 10:06 p.m. Friday on charges of driving while intoxicated (third offense), driving under suspension, disregard of traffic controls, two brake lights required and no insurance.

—Ramon Paul Carlos, 32, Jupiter Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 2:23 p.m. Saturday on charges of simple battery and disturbing the peace.

—Milton David George, 30, Nashville Pike, Gallatin, Tennessee, was arrested at 5 p.m. Saturday on charges of possession of cocaine, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, speeding 79 mph in a 60 mph zone and no driver’s license.

—Stephen Michael Guarisco, 53, Florence Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 9:22 p.m. Saturday on a charge of allowing dogs to roam.

—Rodrigo Lopez Mendez, 26, Terrebonne Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 12:51 a.m. Sunday on charges of driving while intoxicated (first offense), hit-and-run driving and reckless operation of a motor vehicle.

—Nicholas Anthony Feliciano, 27, St. Clair Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 11:31 p.m. Sunday on a charge of disturbing the peace (intoxicated).

—Brandon Scott Mitchell, 40, Woodview Court, Morgan City, was arrested at 1:57 p.m. Thursday on charges of failure to appear for trial and probation violation (6th Ward Morgan City Court).

—Anthony Terrell Dixon, 32, Everett Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 9:11 p.m. Thursday, was arrested on four counts of failure to appear to pay fine (6th Ward Morgan City Court).

St. Mary

Sheriff Blaise Smith reported this arrest:

—Roman Paul Carlos, Bayou Vista, was arrested at 8:12 p.m. Friday on charges of disturbing the peace (language) and terrorizing.

Carlos was also named in a Morgan City Police Department warrant alleging disturbing the peace by language and simple battery. Carlos was released on a $2,200 bond and transferred to another agency.

Patterson

Police Chief Garrett Grogan reported these arrests:

—Salomon Salgado, 32, Stone Castle Drive, Denham Springs, was arrested at 7:58 p.m. Friday on charges of speeding 20-25 mph over the limit, careless operation and felony possession of Schedule I drugs. Salgado was incarcerated at the Patterson PD Jail with no bond set.

—Patrick L. Price Jr., 22, Chestnut Drive, Morgan City, was arrested at 4:10 p.m. Saturday on a charge of illegal discharge of a weapon in the city limits. Price as issued a summons.

Assumption

Sheriff Leland Falcon reported these arrests:

—Chadwick M. Landry, 50, Highway 662, Bayou L’Ourse, was arrested Saturday on a fugitive warrant alleging simple kidnapping.

—Candice Nicole Norman, 33, Highway 662, Bayou L’Ourse, was arrested Saturday on a fugitive warrant alleging simple kidnapping.

According to arrest warrants and affidavits filed by the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office, Candice Nicole Norman had previously entered into a stipulated judgement awarding full custody of her 6-year-old child to a former companion.

On Saturday, Landry and Norman traveled to St. Mary Parish to the town of Franklin and physically removed the 6-year-old child in question and left the area.

The St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office initiated an investigation and subsequently filed arrest warrants against Landry and Norman.

Both Landry and Norman were arrested in Bayou L’Ourse on Saturday and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center. They were awaiting transfer to St. Mary Parish.

The child was safely recovered and returned to the appropriate legal custodians.

—Brent Joseph Chiasson Jr., 24, Belle River Road, Pierre Part, was arrested Nov. 9 on a charge of failing to register and notify as a sex offender or child predator.

Chiasson was arrested previously on charges of felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile and subsequently was convicted of a sex offense requiring registration as a Tier I sex offender. Chiasson failed to comply with the registration requirements for sex offenders.

Chiasson Jr. was arrested in Pierre Part on Wednesday afternoon and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center pending a bond hearing.