Police: Victim injured in attempted armed robbery

(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.)

Morgan City police on Thursday arrested two men who are accused of trying to rob a Marshall Street resident at gunpoint.

Morgan City
Police Chief James F. Blair reported these arrests beginning Thursday:
—Callen Slay Richard, 24, Saturn Road, Morgan City, was arrested at 5:03 a.m. Thursday on charges of aggravated battery, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, attempted armed robbery, attempted armed robbery with a firearm and resisting an officer.
—Brenna Tatum, 24, Substation Road, Pierre Part, was arrested at 5:03 a.m. Thursday on charges of aggravated battery, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, attempted armed robbery, attempted armed robbery with a firearm and resisting an officer.
Officers responded to a residence on Marshall Street about a burglary in progress. Officers arrived and were able to subdue two individuals who were seen running from the residence.
Officers were able to identify the individuals as Richard and Tatum. Tatum was found to be in possession of a firearm when searched by officers. According to reports, the two individuals forced their way into the home and demanded money from the victim.
The victim sustained minor injuries and was transported to medical facility for treatment. Richard and Tatum were placed under arrest and transported to the Morgan City Police Department for booking and incarceration.
—Jeremy J. Andrews, 33, Shaw Drive, Morgan City, was arrested on 9:25 p.m. Thursday on charges of simple battery and disturbng the peace and on a City Court of Morgan City warrant alleging failure to pay fines.
—Chris M. Smith, 36, Shivers Street, Patterson, was arrested at 10:14 a.m. Thursday on a charge of possession of stolen things ($1,000-$5,000).
—Jarod P. Loupe, 43, Rose Street, Berwick, was arrested at 3:07 p.m. Thursday on charges of possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, violation of the uniform controlled dangerous substance laws (drug-free zone), transactions involving drug proceeds, flight from an officer (aggravated), obstruction of highway (aggravated) and resisting an officer by force.
—Patricia Thomas, 49, Bowman Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 10:14 a.m. Thursday on a charge of possession of methamphetamine and a City Court of Morgan City warrant alleging failure to pay fine.
—Kerwing Benitez-Deleon, 21, La. 182 Morgan City, was arrested at 8:29 p.m. Friday on charges of possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
—Joseph Guillory Soto, 34, Sixth Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 4:45 p.m. Saturday on a charge of resisting an officer and on a City Court of Morgan City warrant alleging three counts of failure to pay fines.
—Irvin Tyric Celestine III, 20, Cypremort Road, Franklin, was arrested at 2:42 a.m. Sunday on warrants alleging possession of marijuana and attempted unlawful purchase of tobacco person under 21.
—Roy J. Leonard, 43, West Main Street, Houma, was arrested at 3:44 a.m. Sunday on charges of driving while intoxicated (second offense), driving under suspension, reckless operation of a vehicle and resisting an officer by flight,.
—Denise Reynolds, 44, Lambert Lane, Morgan City, was arrested at 3:07 p.m. Sunday on a charge of disturbing the peace by drunkenness.
—Hunter Boudreaux, 19, Bigler Street, Franklin, was arrested at 4:25 p.m. Sunday on a charge of disturbing the peace (fighting).
—Acklin Sidney Crochet, 21, Freeman Street, Patterson, was arrested at 4:25 p.m. Sunday on a charge of disturbing the peace (fighting).
—Ashley L. Swanson, 18, Freeman Street, Patterson, was arrested at 4:25 p.m. Sunday on a charge of disturbing the peace (fighting),

Berwick
Police Chief David Leonard reported these arrests:
—Phillip Aucoin, 50, Third Street, Berwick, was arrested at 9:09 a.m. Thursday on a charge of simple burglary.
About 8:20 a.m. Thursday, the Berwick Police Department received a call about a boat that was burglarized. Officers responded, and Aucoin was developed as a suspect.
A short time later, officers located Aucoin at his residence. During an interview with Aucoin, he admitted to making entry onto the boat. Aucoin was placed under arrest and transported to the Berwick Police Department, where he was booked.
—Nicholas Dinger, 35, Fifth Street, Berwick was arrested at 11:58 p.m. Friday on charges of driving while intoxicated (first offense) and careless operation of a motor vehicle.
About 11:45 p.m. Friday, an officer in the area of La. 182 and Gilmore Drive observed a vehicle traveling in a careless manner.
A traffic stop was conducted on the vehicle, and contact was made with Dinger. While speaking with Dinger, he showed apparent signs of impairment.
Dinger performed poorly on standardized field sobriety tests and was placed under arrest. Dinger was transported to the Berwick Police Department, where he refused to provide a breath sample. A search warrant was obtained for his blood, which was sent to the crime lab pending results.
Dinger was booked.
—Suzanne Hoskins, 52, Rurial Street, New Mexico, was arrested at 9:50 p.m. Saturday on a charge of remaining where forbidden and disturbing the peace (intoxicated).
On Saturday, the Berwick Police Department received a call to remove an intoxicated female from a residence in which she was visiting.
During this time, officers made contact with Hoskins, who was warned to stay away from the residence. Later that evening, the Berwick Police Department received another call that Hoskins was back at the residence.
Officers responded to the area and located Hoskins. Hoskins was placed under arrest and transported to the Berwick Police Department, where she was booked.
—Marc Naquin, 51, Roder Street, Berwick, was arrested at 1:44 a.m. Sunday on charges of driving while intoxicated (first offense) and careless operation of a motor vehicle.
About 1:30 a.m. Sunday, an officer in the area of La. 182 observed a vehicle swerve across the center line several times. A traffic stop was conducted on the vehicle and officers made contact with Naquin.
While speaking with Naquin, officers detected an odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from his breath and person. Naquin was asked to perform a series of standardized field sobriety tests, which he agreed to do so and performed poorly on.
Naquin was placed under arrest and transported to the Berwick Police Department, where he provided a valid breath sample of .111G% BAC. Naquin was booked.
—John McNemar, 22, Bernice Street, Morgan City, was arrested 4:37 a.m. Sunday on charges of driving while intoxicated (first offense) and careless operation of a motor vehicle.
About 4:30 a.m. Sunday, the Berwick Police Department received a call about a single vehicle crash on La. 182. Officers responded to the area and made contact with McNemar.
While speaking with McNemar, officers detected a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from his breath and person. McNemar was asked to perform a series of standardized field sobriety tests which he agreed to do so and performed poorly on.
McNemar was placed under arrest and transported to the Berwick Police Department, where he provided a valid breath sample of .123G% BAC. McNemar was booked.

St. Mary
Sheriff Blaise Smith advised that the Sheriff’s Office reported these arrests:
—Daniel Orellana, 19, Morgan City, was arrested at 9:19 a.m. Thursday on a charge of criminal trespass.
—Marvin Machado, 40, Amelia, was arrested at 9:50 a.m. Thursday on a charge of unlawful production manufacture, distribution or possession of fraudulent documents for identification purposes. Machado was released on a $5,000 bond.
—Samuel Favors, 60, Patterson, was arrested at 11:25 a.m. Thursday on charges of entering a private drive, improper equipment, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Favors was released on a summons to appear Oct. 7.
—Jonte Killough, 23, Patterson, was arrested at 3:38 p.m. Thursday on a charge of failure to appear. No bail has been set.
—Cedric Gant, 24, Morgan City, was arrested at 4:14 p.m. Thursday on charges vehicle license required, driving under suspension, violation of protective orders and failure to appear (two counts). No bail has been set.
—Darren Jackson, 36, Patterson, was arrested at 12:30 a.m. Friday on charges of resisting an officer, possession of methamphetamine and failure to appear. Bail was set at $2,500.
—Larry Marks, 62, Jeanerette, was arrested at 4:40 a.m. Friday on charges of improper lane usage, possession with intent to distribute, possession of cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia, open container and transactions involving proceeds from drug offenses. Bail was set at $2,250.
Franklin
Police Chief Morris Beverly reported this arrest:
—Jessica Trahan, 35, Pine Street, Franklin, was arrested at 10:36 p.m. Thursday on a charge of possession of marijuana Trahan was additionally arrested on a New Iberia Police Department warrant alleging theft (second offense). Trahan was ooked, processed, and held on a $2,300 bond.

St. Martin
Sheriff Becket Breaux reported these arrests:
—Tommy Derouselle, 55, Pratt Drive, St. Martinville, was arrested Saturday by the St. Martinville Police Department on charges of aggravated assault, false imprisonment and aggravated domestic abuse battery.
—Jacoby Girod, 35, Sovil Davis Drive, Breaux Bridge, was arrested Saturday by the St. Martinville Police Department on charges of Schedule I drugs and aggravated domestic abuse battery.
—-Ahmad Pierre, 31, Martin Luther King Drive, St. Martinville, was arrested Saturday on a charge of simple domestic abuse battery, domestic abuse battery (strangulation), simple assault domestic abuse (child endangerment).
—Adonis Barker, 29, Aldus Johnson Road, Breaux Bridge, was arrested Friday on a charge of contempt of court.
—Doni Glover, 36, U.S. 190, Opelousas, was arrested Friday by the Breaux Bridge Police Department on charges of theft ($1-$999), simple possession of marijuana, possession of Schedule II drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia and violations of controlled dangerous substance laws.
—Larry Guidroz, 38, Parkway Drive, Breaux Bridge, was arrested Friday on a charge of contempt of court.
—Raymon Jones, 32, Pesson Street, Jeanerette, was arrested Friday by the Henderson Police Department on an extradition warrant.
—Clyde Louviere, 37, Bridge, St. Martinville, was arrested Friday on a charge of contempt of court.
—Ian Stockstill, 42, Madison Street, St. Martinville, was arrested Friday by the St. Martinville Police Department on charges of violation of a protective order and resisting an officer.