Morgan City, Assumption authorities make marijuana arrests

(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.)

Authorities in Morgan City and Assumption Parish reported arrests on marijuana possession charges Thursday.

Morgan City
Police Chief James F. Blair reported that the Morgan City Police Department responded to 49 calls for service within the last 24-hour reporting period and made these arrests:
—Audwin Jay Williams Jr., 23, Wren Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 11:01 a.m. Thursday on charges of possession with intent to distribute marijuana, possession of a controlled dangerous substance in the presence of juveniles, transactions involving proceeds from controlled dangerous substance activity, violation of uniform controlled dangerous substance laws (drug-free zone), possession of a firearm in the presence of a controlled dangerous substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
—Lasheka S. Charles, 32, Commerce Street, Houma, was arrested at 11 a.m. Thursday on charges of no driver’s license, improper lane usage, child restraint required and two counts of no seat belts.
—Cassy Bursey, 38, Joyce Street, Orange, Texas, was arrested at 12:50 p.m. Thursday on a 6th Ward Morgan City Court warrant alleging two counts of failure to appear for arraignment Jan. 19, 2015.
—Elton Jerome Pinn, 37, St. Claire Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 5:25 p.m. Thursday on charges of criminal trespassing and resisting an officer; on 6th Ward Court of Morgan City warrants alleging four counts of failure to appear to pay fine Aug. 24 and failure to appear for arraignment Aug.24; a warrant alleging two counts of resisting an officer; and a 16th Judicial District Court warrant alleging two counts of failure to appear for trial July 12.
—Tarneka Simpson, 21, Morgan City, was arrested at 9:09 p.m. Thursday on a charge of theft under $1,000.

Assumption
Sheriff Leland Falcon reported this arrest:
—Jeremy Paul Jordan, 42, Eighth Street, Orlando, Florida, was arrested Thursday on charges of prohibited acts Schedule I (marijuana), possession of drug paraphernalia and speeding 69 mph in a 55 mph zone.
The charges followed a traffic stop in Pierre Part on Thursday morning.
A uniformed patrol deputy observed a vehicle commit a traffic violation on La. 70 in the vicinity of Derrick Street. The deputy initiated a stop of the violator vehicle and made contact with the driver, identified as Jordan.
The deputy noted the driver as non-compliant and at some point, detained Jordan and conducted a pat down search of his outer clothing for purposes of officer-violator safety.
The deputy noted paraphernalia present in the vehicle and requested the presence of a K-9 unit. The K-9 conducted an open-air sniff of the vehicle and alerted to the presence of controlled dangerous substances. A subsequent search of the vehicle resulted in a quantity of marijuana and assorted paraphernalia being seized.
Jordan was arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center with bond set at $10,000.
A passenger in Jordan’s vehicle, Fonda Leeann Cooper, was cited for possession of marijuana and released.