Escaped inmates transported back to St. Mary

Two of the four inmates who escaped from St. Mary Parish jail have been transported back to the jail from Mississippi, St. Mary Parish Sheriff Scott Anslum said in a news release. The other two inmates were already booked back in to parish jail and then transferred to other facilities.

—Jamie Scarbrough Jr., 28, of La. 663 in Bayou L’Ourse, was arrested at 10:42 a.m. Thursday on a warrant charging him with simple escape.

—Tanner Scarbrough, 18, of Lambert Lane in Bayou Vista, was arrested at 10:42 a.m. Thursday on a warrant charging him with simple escape.

On June 3, deputies with the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office began investigating an escape from the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center. Through the investigation, an arrest warrant was secured for both Jamie and Tanner Scarbrough. Tanner and Jamie Scarbrough were apprehended in Picayune, Mississippi, and ultimately transported to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center for booking and incarceration. No bail was set.

Anslum reported that deputies responded to 39 complaints in the parish and reported the following arrests relating to east St. Mary Parish

—Shenice Wood, 25, of Arlington Road in Bayou Vista, was arrested at 6:56 p.m. Thursday on Morgan City Police Department warrants for failure to appear on a charge of possession of marijuana, failure to appear on the charge of probation violation and failure to appear on the charge of contempt of court.

A deputy patrolling Bayou Vista responded to a home for an unrelated call for service. The deputy located Wood and learned that she held active warrants through the Morgan City Police Department. Wood was jailed with no bail set.

Morgan City Police Chief James Blair reported that officers responded to 55 calls and reported the following arrests:

—Keindra N. McDaniel, 31, of Fox Hunt Lane in East Point, Georgia, was arrested at 8:43 a.m. Thursday on a warrant charging her with theft less than $1,000.

McDaniel was located and arrested at the police department on a warrant. The warrant stems from an Aug. 9, 2015, investigation when officers responded to the area of La. 182 in regard to a theft. During the investigation, McDaniel was identified and allegedly took $73.62 from the victim, Blair said.

The investigation continued when a warrant was prepared for McDaniel’s arrest. McDaniel was jailed.

—Heidi R. Sams, 39, of Fourth Street in Morgan City, was arrested at 10:09 a.m. Thursday on charges of driving under suspension, improper equipment and no seat belt.

Patrol officers observed a vehicle being operated in the area of Brashear Avenue and the operator of the vehicle was not properly restrained. A stop was initiated when Sams was identified as the driver. The vehicle was equipped with a windshield that was in the condition that would obstruct the driver’s view, Blair said.

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

—Sonya E. McLemore, 28, of Joey Street in Morgan City, was arrested at 1:51 p.m. Thursday on a warrant charging her with two counts of failure to appear to pay a fine. McLemore was located and arrested at the police department on a city court warrant. McLemore was jailed.

—Matthew T. Rollins, 24, of Diane Lane in Patterson, was arrested at 4 p.m. Thursday on warrants charging him with theft less than $1,000, two counts of failure to appear to pay a fine and probation violation.

Rollins was located and arrested at the police department on warrants for police and city court The police warrant stems from a March 6 investigation when Rollins allegedly took items from the victim valued at $199.99 in the area of Victor II Boulevard, Blair said. The investigation continued when warrants were prepared for Rollins’ arrest. Rollins was jailed.

—Terrell E. Poole, 27, of Ramos Street in Morgan City, was arrested at 4 p.m. Thursday on a warrant charging him with two counts of failure to appear to a pay fine. Poole was located and arrested at the police department on a city court warrant. Poole was jailed.

—Lloyd L. Singleton Jr., 20, of Egle Street in Morgan City, was arrested at 9:26 p.m. Thursday on a warrant charging him with failure to appear to pay a fine. Singleton was located and arrested in the area of Redwood Street on a city court warrant. Singleton was jailed.

Berwick Police Chief James Richard reported no arrests.

Patterson Police Chief Janis Merritt reported no arrests.