Found unconscious, woman faces drug, gun 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.)
A Morgan City woman faces drug and gun charges after deputies found her, apparently unconscious, in a Bayou L’Ourse-area parking lot.
Patterson police reported arrests on charges of fighting, aggravated assault and domestic violence with strangulation.
Assumption
Sheriff Leland Falcon reported this arrest:
--Valerie Marie Soto, 41,Bush Street, Morgan City, was arrested Tuesday on charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia and illegal carrying of weapons in the presence of a controlled dangerous substance.
Deputies were dispatched to a retail outlet west of Bayou L’Ourse in reference to a female who appeared to be unconscious in the driver’s seat of a vehicle. Deputies made contact with the female and were able to wake her up.
A deputy engaged Soto in an interview. The deputy believed additional investigation was warranted.
The deputy summoned a K-9 to the location. The K-9 conducted an open-air sniff of the suspect vehicle and alerted positive for the presence of controlled dangerous substances. A subsequent search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of methamphetamine, assorted drug paraphernalia and a large-caliber handgun.
Soto was arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center pending a bond hearing.
Patterson
Chief Garrett Grogan reported these arrests:
--Latasha T. Jones, 43, Nicole Lane, Berwick, was arrested at 12:57 p.m. Monday on a charge of disturbing the peace (fighting). Jones was incarcerated at the Patterson PD Jail with bond set at $469.
--Daequandre T. Perro, 17, Mike Drive, Patterson, was arrested at noon Tuesday on a charge of aggravated assault with a firearm. Perro is incarcerated at the Patterson PD Jail with no bond set.
--Cody J. Notto, 33, Kem Drive, Patterson, was arrested at 5:23 p.m. Tuesday on a charge of domestic abuse battery by strangulation with child endangerment. Notto is incarcerated at the Patterson PD Jail with no bond set.
St. Mary
Sheriff Gary Driskell reported that the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to 36 complaints over the last 24-hour reporting period and made this arrest:
--Blake James Turner, 24, Patterson, was arrested at 9:33 p.m. Tuesday on charges of simple damage to property, simple battery, battery on a police office and attempted disarming of a police officer.
Bail has not been set at this time.
Morgan City
Chief Chad M. Adams reported that the Morgan City Police Department responded to 31 calls for service over the last 24-hour reporting period and made these arrests:
--Cynthia Metrejean, 37, La. 70, Morgan City, was arrested at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday on a charge of defecating in public. (Released on a summons.)
--Tiryce Oliney, 28, Shaw Drive, Morgan City, was arrested at 10:44 p.m. Tuesday on charges of possession of marijuana (first offense) and lights required.
Franklin
Chief Cedric Handy reported that the Franklin Police Department responded to 15 calls for service over the last 24-hour reporting period and made this arrest:
--Winter Verrett, 41, Eagle Street, Franklin, was arrested at 11:02 p.m. Tuesday on charges of expired license plate and switched license plate. Verrett was booked, processed and released on a $369 bond.