Seven arrests include assault, battery charges

(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.)

Local agencies reported making seven arrests Thursday, including arrests on battery and assault charges.

St. Mary

Sheriff Blaise Smith reported that over the last 24-hour reporting period, the Sheriff’s Office responded to 28 complaints and made these arrests:

—Chad Michael Adams, 39, Morgan City, was arrested at 3:07 p.m. Thursday on a warrant alleging failure to appear on a charge of possession of methamphetamine. Bail has not been set.

—Lionel L. Granger III, 54, Patterson, was arrested at 9:52 p.m. Thursday on charges of domestic abuse battery by strangulation, unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling and obscenity. Bail has not been set.

—Cedric Gant, 25, Morgan City, was arrested at 7:22 p.m. Thursday on a warrant alleging three counts of violation of protective orders. Gant continues to be incarcerated at the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center.

Morgan City

Interim Police Chief Mark E. Griffin Jr. reported that the Morgan City Police Department responded to 34 calls for service in the last 24-hour reporting period and made these arrests:

—Melissa Mae McCleery, 45, Chimney Rock Drive, Plano, Texas, was arrested at 8:44 a.m. Thursday on charges of possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

—Caleb Ra’shawn Givens, 21, Mallard Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 10:12 a.m. Thursday on three counts of failure to appear for arraignment (6th Ward Morgan City Court).

Franklin

Police Chief Morris Beverly reported that the Franklin Police Department responded to six complaints in the last 24-hour reporting period and made this arrest:

—Chris Dupas, 53, Iberia Street, Franklin, was arrested at 12:28 p.m. Thursday on a charge of aggravated assault. Dupas was booked, processed, and released on a $1,500 bond.

Assumption

Sheriff Leland Falcon reported this arrest:

—Deonte D. Harris, 25, Bayou Black Drive, Gibson, was arrested Thursday on charges of possession with intent to distribute marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, speeding 84 mph in a 70 mph zone and failure to drive on right side of roadway.

The arrest followed a traffic stop on U.S. 90 near Amelia.

A uniformed patrol deputy on an I.C.E. detail assignment observed a vehicle commit a traffic violation and initiated a stop of that vehicle. The deputy made contact with the driver, identified as Harris and conducted an interview. At the conclusion of that interview, the deputy believed that additional investigation was warranted.

The deputy requested a K-9 unit at the location of the stop. The K-9 conducted an open-air sniff of the suspect vehicle and alerted positive to the presence of illegal controlled dangerous substances. A search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of suspected marijuana and assorted drug paraphernalia.

Harris was arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center pending a bond hearing.