Woman arrested on resisting charge at site of Clements St. fire
A Morgan City woman has been arrested on a resisting an officer charge after police talked her out of the vehicle where she had armed herself with a knife, the Police Department said.
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According to the Morgan City Police Department, officers along with the Morgan City Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the area of Clements Street on Thursday morning.
Officers and fire personnel arrived and a female subject who was identified as Barrilleaux had barricaded herself in a vehicle and armed herself with a knife. The Morgan City Police Department Crisis Negotiation Team responded.
Over time, officers were able to take Barrilleaux into custody with no injury. Barrilleaux was found to hold active arrest warrants through the 6th Ward Morgan City and 16th Judicial Courts. Barrilleaux was arrested and transported to the Morgan City Jail where she was booked and incarcerated, the Police Departmeht said.
The Morgan City Fire Department was able to extinguish the fire. The Morgan City Police Department Detectiveโs Division and Louisiana State Fire Marshals Office responded to the scene. The origin of the fire is still under investigation.