Theft, bank fraud charges among Thursday arrests
(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.)
Theft and bank fraud were among the crimes alleged in arrests by local authorities on Friday.
Two of the suspects, Jeffry Gross and Lisa Fontenot, were booked into parish and Morgan City custody after being charged by Berwick police in an alleged check fraud case earlier in the week.
St. Mary
Sheriff Blaise Smith reported that over the last 24-hour reporting period, the Sheriff’s Office responded to 42 complaints and made these arrests:
—Jeffry Bryan Gross, 39, Berwick, was arrested at 12:19 p.m. Thursday on a warrant alleging failure to appear on charges of criminal conspiracy, bank fraud, theft and attempted theft.
—Keondrell Deon Jude Lee, 22, New Iberia, was arrested at 4:18 p.m. Thursday on a warrant alleging failure to appear on the charges of cruelty to juveniles and criminal abandonment. Bail has not been set.
—James Rogers, 48, Plaquemine, was arrested at 5:12 p.m. Thursday on a warrant alleging failure to pay annual registration fee, duty for offender to notify law enforcement, and failure to register as a sex offender. Bail has not been set.
Morgan City
Interim Police Chief Mark E. Griffin Jr. reported that the Morgan City Police Department responded to 60 calls for service over the last 24-hour reporting period and made these arrests.
—Brittany Sierra Jones, 29, Lloyd Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 10:18 a.m. Thursday on two counts of principal to theft (under $1,000) and as a fugitive from the Rayne and Scott police departments.
—Lisa A. Fontenot, 57, River Road, Berwick, was arrested at 3:13 p.m. Thursday on three counts of bank fraud and theft ($1,000-$5,000).
—Lionel Nathaniel Brooks, 59, Just Street, was arrested at 9:22 a.m. Thursday on a charge of remaining after forbidden.
—Demetrius Roy Green, Mike Drive, Patterson, was arrested at 7:15 p.m. Thursday on charges of failure to appear to pay fine (6th Ward Morgan City Court), failure to appear for revocation (16th Judicial District Court) and failure to appear for trial (16th Judicial District Court).
Assumption
Sheriff Leland Falcon reported these arrests:
—Chance Rivere, 29, Paul Street, Pierre Part, was arrested Thursday on charges of felony damage to property and resisting an officer.
—Bridget Ann Rivere, 41, Paul Street, Pierre Part, was arrested Thursday on charges of interfering with a law enforcement investigation and resisting an officer.
An I.C.E.-assigned unit was on assignment in the Paul Street area in Pierre Part. The deputy noticed a male and female standing by the roadway. As the deputy approached, he observed the male subject throw an object into the window of the police cruiser, causing significant damage.
The deputy was able to locate both the male and female, now identified as Chance Rivere and Bridget Ann Rivere.
Chance Rivere initially resisted efforts to be taken into custody. The deputy was able to arrest Chance Rivere. Bridget Ann Rivere was noncompliant and obstructed the deputy’s efforts to subdue Chance Rivere to the point that she was arrested as well.
They remain incarcerated pending bond proceedings.
Franklin
Police Chief Morris Beverly reported that the Franklin Police Department responded to seven complaints over the last 24-hour reporting period and made this arrest:
—Gregory Johnson, 63, Martin Luther King Boulevard, Franklin, was arrested at 4 p.m. Thursday on a warrant for 16th Judicial District Court alleging failure to appear on the charge of criminal neglect of family. Johnson was booked, processed and transported to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center.