UPDATED WITH REGIONAL ARREST REPORT: Attempted escape stopped at parish jail
(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.)
Staff Report
An attempted escape at the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center was unsuccessful Sunday morning, Sheriff Blaise Smith said.
Corrections deputies noticed an inmate was not in the area he was assigned to and found him a short time later in the facility. He did not get outside the facility and at no time was the public in any danger, Smith said.
“I would like to commend Major Nick Rogers and the corrections deputies for their diligence in executing their duties to bring this attempt to a very quick resolution,” Smith said in a press release.
Morgan City
Police Chief James F. Blair reported that over the last 24-hour period, the Morgan City Police Department responded to 38 calls for service and made these arrests beginning Thursday:
—Brandy Broussard, 42, Irvine Ransonet Road, New Iberia, was arrested at 6:30 p.m. Thursday on a charge of possession of methamphetamine (2 to 28 grams) and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Narcotics detectives with the Morgan City Police Department conducted a traffic stop U.S. 90. A passenger in the vehicle was identified as Broussard.
During the traffic stop, investigators found a large amount of suspected methamphetamine in her possession. Investigators also located suspected drug paraphernalia in Broussard’s possession. She was placed under arrest and booked into the Morgan City Police Department.
—Heather Landry Spencer, 39, Bowman Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 10:30 a.m. Thursday on 6th Ward Court warrants alleging failure to appear to pay restitution and two counts of failure to appear to pay fines.
Franklin
Police Chief Morris Beverly said the Police Department responded to seven complaints in the most recent 24-hour period and made this arrest:
—Ben Louviere, 42, Pine Street, Franklin, was arrested at 7:41 p.m. Thursday on 16th Judicial District Court warrants alleging failure to appear on the charges of possession with intent to distribute less than 2.5 pounds of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoids and possession of methamphetamine (less than 2 grams).
Louviere was booked, processed and transported to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center.
Assumption
Sheriff Leland Falcon reported these arrests:
— Gavin Patrick Mire, 20, Lee Drive, Thibodaux, was arrested on Wednesday on charges of possession of LSD and improper lane usage.
Narcotics officers observed a vehicle commit a traffic violation near Labadieville and initiated a stop of that vehicle. The agent made contact with the driver, identified as Mire.
The agent conducted an interview of Mire and at one point, Mire attempted to conceal a package, which was found to contain several doses of LSD. The agent conducted a search of the suspect vehicle and located additional doses of LSD, which were confiscated along with a quantity of U.S. currency.
Mire was arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center with a bond set at $25,000.
—Gary Cox Sr, 26, Creole Street, Belle Rose, was arrested on charges of possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia, and on an Assumption Parish warrant alleging failure to appear on a charge of trespassing.
A uniformed patrol deputy observed a vehicle commit a traffic violation in Belle Rose and initiated a stop of the vehicle. The deputy made contact with the driver, identified as Kailen Katherine Landry.
The driver was interviewed and following that process, the deputy interviewed the passenger, now identified as Cox.
Following that interview, the deputy concluded that additional investigation was warranted.
A K-9 conducted an open-air sniff of the suspect vehicle and alerted to the presence of illegal controlled dangerous substances.
The vehicle was searched, resulting in the seizure of a quantity of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia, which was attributed to Cox.
Cox was arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center pending a bond hearing.
Landry was cited for a stop sign violation and released.
St. Martin
Sheriff Becket Breaux reported these arrests:
—Travis Angelle, Bernard Street, Breaux Bridge, was arrested Saturday by the Henderson Police Department on charges of simple battery of the infirm and simple domestic abuse battery.
—Kelly Broussard, 48, Broussard Lane, Arnaudville, was arrested Saturday by the Henderson Police Department on an extradition warrant.
—Alberta Escagne, 70, Bayou Alexander Highway, St. Martinville, was arrested Saturday on a charge of simple domestic abuse battery.
—Adonis Barker, 29, Aldus Johnson Road, was arrested Friday on a charge of contempt of court.
—Herbert Lee, 39, Nicholas Street, Breaux Bridge, was arrested Friday by the Breaux Bridge Police Department on a charge of principal to attempt second-degree murder/non-negligent manslaughter and armed robbery.
—Shawndell Perron, 22, Molbert Lane, Breaux Bridge, was arrested Friday by the Breaux Bridge Police Department on charges of principal to attempted second-degree murder/non-negligent manslaughter, principal to armed robbery, aggravated assault, simple criminal damage to property and unauthorized entry of inhabited dwelling.