UPDATED WITH DAILY ARREST REPORT: In Morgan City, sex offender charged with giving out Halloween candy

(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 man was arrested Halloween night and accused of breaking the law prohibiting sex offenders from giving out candy for trick-or-treat.
Eddie Wright, 68, Kimberly Drive, Morgan City, was arrested at 7:44 p.m. Sunday.
Police Chief James F. Blair said officers were patrolling the area of Lakeside Subdivision during Halloween festivities when they were advised of a potential sex offender distributing candy for Halloween. Officers were able to identify Wright.
Checks were done to confirm that Wright was in fact a convicted sex offender, which prohibits him participating in Halloween and distributing candy. Patrol officers made contact with Wright in the area of Kimberly Drive and observed that he was set up to hand out candy. Wright admitted to participating in Halloween festivities. Wright was arrested and transported to the Morgan City Jai, where he was booked and incarcerated.
Blair and the Morgan City Police Department want to express the importance of “See Something! Say Something!” If it were not for the information received, this crime may have gone unnoticed.
“Thanks to a good citizen, we were able to apprehend the culprit and protect our children,” Blair said.

Morgan City
Blair reported that the Morgan City Police Department responded to 125 calls for service within the last 72-hour reporting period and made these arrests beginning Friday:
—Galen Wayne Ford, 29, Ditch Avenue, Morgan City, was arrested at 12:33 p.m. Friday on a warrant alleging reckless operation of a motor vehicle.
—Davida Reshelle Bias, 37, Grace Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 9:39 p.m. Friday on a warrant alleging entry or remaining after being forbidden.
—Johnathan Franklin Sr., 34, Garber Street, Morgan City, was arrested 10:19 a.m. Friday on charges of aggravated battery and resisting an officer.
—Matthew Carpenter, 28, Federal Avenue, Morgan City, was arrested 6:11 a.m. Saturday on charges of driving while intoxicated (first offense), reckless operation of a motor vehicle, speeding 58 mph in a 35 mph zone and possess of alcohol in a motor vehicle.
—Travis Anthony Yates Sr., 40, Fourth Street, Ber-wick, was arrested at 3:03 p.m. Saturday on a 6th Ward Morgan City Court warrant alleging tail lights required.
—Brooke Nicole Adams, 34, Catherine Street, Morgan City, was arrested 11:53 a.m. Sunday on a charge of possession of marijuana (first offense).
—Genevieve Rebecca Adrianzen, 22, Auburn Street, Indianapolis, was arrested at 12:42 p.m. Sunday on a charge of battery of a dating partner (child endangerment law) and driving under suspension.
—Hayes Michael Brown, 24, Douglas Drive, Houma, was arrested at 2:34 a.m. Sunday on a charge of disturbing the peace (intoxicated).
—Brennan Wallace Cubbedge, 24, Terrebonne Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 2:34 a.m. Sunday on a charge of disturbing the peace (intoxicated).

Franklin
Police Chief Morris Beverly reported that the Franklin Police Department responded to 25 complaints over the past weekend and made these arrests:
—David Woods, Jr., 36, Michael Drive, Franklin, was arrested at 8:02 a.m. Friday on charge of possession of methamphetamine. Woods was additionally arrested on a 16th Judicial District Court warrant alleging failure to appear on the charges of possession of methamphetamine and improper turn.
Woods was booked, processed and transported to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center.
—Ivory Fine, 33, Ninth Street, Franklin, was arrested at 1:06 p.m. Saturday on a warrant dated Oct. 21 on the charges of hit and run, careless operation, failure to report an accident, no insurance and driving under suspension.
Fine was additionally charged with possession with intent to distribute and possession of schedule methamphetamine. Fine was booked processed and released on a $12,000 bond.
—Michael Dupre Jr., 38, Walnut Street, Franklin, was arrested at 12:22 p.m. Sunday on the charges of domestic abuse aggravated battery (child endangerment) and resisting an officer. Duper was booked, processed and held with no bond set at time of press release.
—Hunter Boudreaux, 20, Bigler Street, Franklin, was arrested at 9:22 p.m. Sunday on the charge of remaining where forbidden. Boudreaux was booked, processed and held on a $500 bond.

Assumption
Sheriff Leland Falcon reported this arrest:
—A juvenile was arrested on a charge of terrorizing.
The verified complaint and subsequent arrest of a juvenile in resulted from threats of violence against another juvenile student over a fight at school.
On Thursday, the Sheriff’s Office was notified by a parent of a student who advised that earlier in the day, her son was involved in a fight at school. Later Thursday evening, her son received several texts from other children advising him not to go to school on the next day because the other individual involved in the fight was bringing a gun to school.
Investigating detectives interviewed witnesses, one of which advised that he had received a social media message from the accused requesting specific information about the victim.
The investigating detective filed a verified complaint against the accused juvenile and took him into custody on Thursday. By order of the court, the juvenile was released to parental custody.