Man booked on sex offender notification charge

A 34-year-old Morgan City man was charged Thursday with failing to provide notification as a sex offender, having been convicted of sexual battery in 2002, St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert said in a news release.

—Bryan Businelle, 34, of Fourth Street in Morgan City, was arrested at 3:07 p.m. Thursday on a warrant charging him with failure to provide notification as a sex offender.

Businelle was convicted of sexual battery in St. Mary Parish in 2002. A detective of the Sex Offender Compliance Division found that Businelle failed to meet state requirements for registration as a sex offender and obtained a warrant for his arrest, Hebert said.

A correctional officer transported Businelle from the Ouachita Parish Correctional Center to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center on the warrant. No bail is set.

Hebert reported responding to 34 complaints in the parish and reported the following arrest in east St. Mary Parish:

—Jordyn Smith, 17, of Southeast Boulevard in Bayou Vista, was arrested at 8:33 p.m. Thursday on a charge of domestic abuse battery.

Deputies responded to a report of a possible battery and located Smith at a business on La. 182. During the investigation, deputies found evidence that Smith and a female victim were inside a vehicle in a parking lot at a business off U.S. 90 in Bayou Vista when Smith threw a cell phone onto the dashboard of the car causing the screen to crack, Hebert said.

Smith then raised his hand in an aggressive manner towards the female victim, Hebert said. Smith was jailed with no bail set.

Morgan City Police Chief James Blair reported responding to 37 calls and reported the following arrests:

—Bryan K. Wright, 43, of Ponderosa Lane in Gray, was arrested at 12:50 p.m. Thursday on warrants charging him with violation of a protective order, four counts of failure to appear to pay a fine and two counts of failure to appear for trial.

Wright was transported from the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center on Morgan City police and city court warrants. The Morgan City police warrant stems from a February investigation when officers responded to the area of Gen. Hodges Street in regards to a violation of a protective order complaint.

Officers arrived and the victim alleged that Wright was continuously contacting the victim via telephone, and a valid protection order was in place, Blair said. Warrants were filed for Wright’s arrest. Wright was jailed.

—Anna Sauseda, 34, of Clements Street in Patterson, was arrested at 6:20 p.m. Thursday on a warrant charging her with falsification of a drug test

Sauseda was transported from the Morgan City Court and arrested on a warrant. Sauseda was jailed.

—Jason J. Mathews, 35, of Friendship Alley in Amelia, was arrested at 12:19 a.m. Friday on charges of driving under suspension and improper turning.

Patrol officers observed a vehicle negotiate an improper turn in the area of Patton Street. A stop was initiated, and Mathews was identified as the operator of the vehicle.

Mathews had a suspended driver’s license, Blair said. Mathews was jailed.

Patterson Police Chief Patrick LaSalle reported the following arrests:

—Ericka Rose Cuvillier, 27, of Francis Street in Patterson, was arrested at 9:04 p.m. Thursday on a charge of disturbing the peace fighting. Cuvillier was released on $388 cash bail.

—Haley Renee Harris Morvant, 18, of Levee Road in Morgan City, was arrested at 9:04 p.m. Thursday on a charge of disturbing the peace fighting. Morvant was released on $388 cash bail.

Berwick Police Chief James Richard reported the following arrest:

—Christina Pitre, 38, of Jones Street in Berwick, was arrested at 9:56 p.m. Thursday on Patterson police warrants charging her with identity theft and theft. Pitre was jailed awaiting bail to be set.