Suspect in 2020 Baldwin homicide returned to St. Mary

(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 Baton Rouge woman accused in the 2020 shooting death of a Baldwin resident has been returned to St. Mary Parish from Baton Rouge, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Also in arrest reports, police say a man suspected of stealing a vehicle May 25 in Berwick has been arrested in Mississippi and returned to St. Mary. And Assumption Parish deputies investigating the distribution of heroin in the Amelia area made an arrest in that case.

St. Mary
Sheriff Blaise Smith advised that over the last 24-hour reporting period, the Sheriff's Office responded to 38 complaints and made these arrests:
—Andreniki Franklin, 29, Baton Rouge was booked in St. Mary at 2:54 p.m. Thursday on charges of second-degree murder and obstruction of justice (tampering).
Deputies responded to a call of a person injured and possible shooting at 12:31 a.m. May 30, 2020. Deputies discovered that a woman, identified as Karlnita Marks, 25, of Baldwin, had been shot and transported to a hospital. Marks later died as a result of the incident.
During the investigation, Franklin was developed as the suspect. In April 2021, the case went to the grand jury and an indictment was handed down.
On May 28, the Louisiana State Police Fugitive Apprehension Unit and East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office Warrants Division made contact with Franklin at the Mallard Crossing Apartments in Baton Rouge. Franklin was arrested on a warrant alleging second-degree murder and obstruction of justice-tampering.
On Thursday, corrections deputies transported Franklin to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center for booking. Franklin was subsequently transported to the Morgan City Jail for incarceration.
Bail has been set at $600,000.
—Gordon Moses, 39, New Orleans, was arrested 7 p.m. Thursday on charges of speeding and driving under suspension. Moses was released on a summons to appear Sept. 1.
—Harry James Smith III, 28, Franklin, was arrested at 9:19 p.m. Thursday on charges of careless operation and driver must be licensed. Smith was released on a summons to appear on Sept. 1.
—Charles Joseph Berger, 31, Pierre Part, was arrested at 10:15 p.m. Thursday on a charge of speeding. Berger was released on a summons to appear Sept. 1.
—Jada Cook, 21, Houma, was arrested at 11:11 p.m. Thursday on a charge of possession of marijuana. Cook was released on a summons to appear Sept. 1.
—Arthur Geraldo Welsh Jr., 26, Morgan City, was arrested at 11:11 p.m. Thursday on a warrant for failure to appear on the charge of possession of marijuana. No bail has been set.
—Mason Carnley, 20, Morgan City, was arrested at 1:30 p.m. Thursday on charges of speeding and possession of marijuana. Carnley was released on a summons to appear Sept. 1.
Deondric Butler, 25, Franklin, was arrested at 11:57 a.m. Thursday on charges of possession of marijuana and possession of a controlled dangerous subtance in the presence of a minor. Butler was released on a summons to appear Sept. 1.

Berwick
Police Chief David Leonard reported this arrest:
—Elias Todd, 27, Shannon Street, Patterson, was booked Thursday on Berwick warrants alleging theft of a motor vehicle and theft under $1,000.
On Thursday, officers with the Berwick Police Department traveled to Harrison County Jail in Biloxi, Mississippi, in reference to Todd being held there for Berwick police warrants.
Berwick police were contacted by the Biloxi Police Department at 3:24 a.m. May 31 indicating that they had just recovered a vehicle that had been reported stolen through the Berwick department. They indicated that Todd was in custody after a vehicle pursuit in Mississippi in the stolen vehicle.
Berwick officers made contact with Todd at Harrison County Jail and took him into custody. He was transport-ed back to Berwick Jail, where he was booked on the Berwick warrants.
The warrants stem from an incident in which a vehicle was reported stolen May 25 from Berwick in the early morning hours. Todd was immediately developed as a suspect and warrants were prepared for his arrest. Todd is currently being housed at St. Mary Parish Jail.

Franklin
Police Chief Morris Beverly said the Police Department responded to six complaints over the 24-hour reporting period and made this arrests:
—Keith Navy, 57, of Willow Street, Franklin, was arrested at 6:47 p.m. Thursday on charges of possession of Tramadol), and possession of drug paraphernalia. Navy was booked, processed and held with no bond set at the time of press release.

Assumption
Sheriff Leland Falcon reported these arrests:
—Jason J. Matthews Sr., 39, Friendship Lane, Amelia, was arrested Tuesday on charges of illegal use of a con-trolled dangerous substance in the presence of a person under 17, possession with intent to distribute heroin, possession of drug paraphernalia and two counts of resisting an officer, and as a fugitive from St. Mary Parish.
Over the past several months, deputies investigated the sale of large quantities of heroin.
Agents established probable cause to apply for a search warrant at a Cecilia Street residence in Bayou L’Ourse, a second address used by Matthews.
On Tuesday, narcotics agents executed a search warrant at the address and seized drug paraphernalia and suspected heroin. Matthews is also accused of attempting to destroy evidence.
At the conclusion of the investigation, Matthews was arrested and booked. He remains incarcerated with bond set at $125,000.
—Lynn Francis Carrere Jr., 36, Roselawn Avenue, Houma, was arrested Wednesday on charges of illegal window tint, turning movements and signals required, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of methamphetamine, and on fugitive warrants from Terrebonne Parish.
—Jessie Ray Breaux, 31, Danos Court, Chauvin, was arrested Wednesday on charges of possession of meth-amphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia.
The charges arose from a Wednesday evening traffic stop in Bayou L’Ourse.
An I.C.E. assigned deputy was conducting patrolling maneuvers in the Aristle Road area when he observed a vehicle commit a traffic violation.
The deputy made contact with the driver, identified as Carrere. The deputy initiated verbal dialogue exchange with Carrere and at some point, based on the actions and behavior of Carrere, the officer requested and was granted consent to search.
During the search process, deputies seized quantities of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia which was attributed to both suspects.
Carrere and Breaux were arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center. Bond was set at $25,000 each.
—Felicia Thibodeaux Bourque, 34, Pauline Street, Pierre Part, was arrested Thursday on charges of possession of Adderall, illegal carrying of weapons in the presence of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of marijuana and possession of methamphetamine.
The arrest followed a traffic stop Thursday in Pierre Part.
An I.C.E. assigned uniformed patrol officer observed a vehicle commit a traffic violation and initiated a stop of the vehicle.
The deputy made contact with the driver, identified as Bourque. The deputy conducted an interview and found the driver to be acting in a nervous manner.
The deputy interviewed the passenger. As a result of the interview, deputies searched the suspect vehicle and recovered several types of controlled dangerous substances.
Bourque was arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center
pending a bond hearing.
—Eric Scott Castagnetta, 35, Callais Lane, Golden Meadow, was arrested Wednesday on charges of prohibited acts (Schedule I), prohibited acts (Schedule II), possession of heroin, possession of methamphetamine, driving under suspension, driving on roadway laned for traffic and unauthorized use of a movable, and as a fugitive from Elayne Hunt Correctional Facility.
A uniformed patrol officer eastbound on U.S. 90 observed another eastbound vehicle ahead of him commit multiple traffic violations and initiated a stop of the vehicle.
The deputy made contact with the driver, now identified as Castagnetta, and engaged in an interview.
Deputies learned through a computer check that Castagnetta was a wanted fugitive from Elayne Hunt Correctional Facility with a violent offender status attached. The automobile Castagnetta was driving had been reported stolen earlier this year.
Castagnetta was detained while deputies conducted a walk-around for officer safety as well as inventory search.
During that process, deputies seized numerous types of illegal drugs as well as assorted paraphernalia.
Castagnetta was arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center with a bond set at $140,000.