Theft, aggravated battery charges in local arrest reports

(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 made another in a string of recent theft arrests Tuesday, and Franklin police picked up a man wanted by the parish on an identity theft charge.

Assumption Parish deputies arrested a Bayou L’Ourse woman accused of aggravated battery in a domestic incident.

Morgan City

Interim Police Chief Mark E. Griffin Jr. reported that the Morgan City Police Department responded to 30 calls for service over the last 24-hour reporting period and made these arrests:

--Jacquette Pillette, 54, Iberia Street, Franklin, was arrested at 3:45 p.m. Tuesday on two counts of theft (under $1,000) and as a fugitive from the Denham Springs Police Department.

--April Lynn Aucoin, 42, Cremo Lane, Patterson, was arrested at 5:10 p.m. Tuesday on a charge of failure to appear for arraignment (6th Ward Morgan City Court).

St. Mary

Sheriff Blaise Smith reported that over the last 24-hour reporting period, the Sheriff’s Office responded to 24 complaints and made these arrests:

--Juvenile male, 16, Franklin, was arrested at 11:25 a.m. Tuesday on a charge of disturbing the peace (fighting). The juvenile was released into the custody of a guardian pending juvenile court proceedings.

--Dwayde Jarrel Hawkins, 32, Franklin, was arrested at 2:04 p.m. Tuesday on two warrants alleging failure to appear on charges of possession with intent to distribute marijuana, violation of uniform controlled dangerous substance law (drug-free zone), transactions involving proceeds from drug offense, illegal possession of stolen things and unauthorized use of a vehicle.

Bail was set at $5,000.

--Juvenile male, 15, Franklin, was arrested at 2:06 p.m. on a charge of disturbing the peace (fighting). The juvenile male was released into the custody of a guardian pending juvenile court proceedings.
Patterson

Police Chief Garrett Grogan reported this arrest:

--Brent E. Hayes, 64, William Street, Patterson, was arrested at 12:04 p.m. Tuesday on a charge of resisting an officer and disturbing the peace (intoxicated). Hayes is incarcerated at the Patterson PD Jail with bond set at $117.

Franklin

Police Chief Morris Beverly reported that the Franklin Police Department responded to 12 complaints over the last 24-hour reporting period and made this arrest:

--Chad Harris, 41, Collins Street, Baldwin, was arrested at 9:24 a.m. Tuesday on a warrant for St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office alleging identity theft. Harris was additionally arrested on the charge of resisting an officer by false information. Harris was booked, processed and transported to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center.

Assumption

Sheriff Leland Falcon reported this arrest:

--Keelta Lasha Junifer, 31, of 146 Jamie Court, Bayou L’Ourse, was arrested Monday on charges of aggravated battery with a dangerous weapon and domestic abuse battery (child endangerment).

The charges resulted from domestic incident early Monday in Bayou L’Ourse.

Deputies were dispatched to a Bayou L’Ourse address and made contact with Junifer, who advised that she and her domestic partner had an altercation that she termed verbal. At some point during the incident, the partner damaged property belonging to Junifer. The partner left the residence and was eventually located by Morgan City police.

Deputies continued their investigation and at the conclusion, filed criminal charges against Junifer. As a result of the investigation, deputies seized a knife believed to have caused injury to the victim.

Deputies also determined that at the time of this incident, two minor children were present.

Junifer was arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center with bond set at $175,000.