Patterson boy allegedly exposed self to girl

A Patterson High School student has been accused of exposing himself to a girl in a class and grabbing her arm during a March 31 incident, St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert said in a news release.
—A juvenile male, 15, of Patterson, was arrested at 3:24 p.m. Monday on charges of simple battery and obscenity. On March 31, a deputy responded to a complaint at Patterson High School of a possible sexual battery. Through investigation, the deputy found evidence that the boy exposed himself to a female juvenile victim and grabbed her arm while in a classroom.
The deputy obtained a warrant for the juvenile’s arrest and took him into custody at the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office in Morgan City. The juvenile was released to a guardian pending juvenile court proceedings.
Hebert reported responding to 41 complaints in the parish.
Morgan City Police Chief James Blair reported the following arrests:
—John F. Sanford, 48, of Fourth Street in Morgan City, arrested at 12:41 p.m. Monday on a warrant for failure to appear for arraignment on charges of domestic battery and contempt of court.
Sanford was located at the Terrebonne Parish Detention Center and arrested on a Morgan City Court warrant. Sanford was transported to the Morgan City jail.
—Shawn Lee, 47, of La. 182 in Morgan City, arrested at 1 p.m. Monday on a warrant charging him with probation violation. Lee was located and arrested at the Morgan City Police Department on a city court warrant. Lee was jailed.
—Gail E. Renthrope, 61, of Robin Street in Morgan City, arrested at 6:28 p.m. Monday on charges of possession of marijuana, possession of cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia and violation of uniform controlled dangerous substance law-drug free zone.
Detectives with the Morgan City Police Department Narcotics Division responded to the area of Robin Street in regards to a complaint involving narcotics activity. Upon arrival at a home, detectives located Renthrope, who quickly closed the door to the home.
Renthrope was allegedly seen throwing something out of the back door of the home. Renthrope then came out the back door and had a pill bottle and a tin can in her possession. The items were turned over to investigators and located was suspected marijuana, cocaine and drug paraphernalia.
The area where the incident took place was in a drug free zone. Renthrope was jailed.
—Travis Ruffin Jr., 18, of Bernice Street in Morgan City, arrested at 6:34 p.m. Monday on warrants charging him with possession of a vicious dog and allowing dogs to roam.
Ruffin was located in the area of Fig Street and arrested on warrants. The warrants stem from an April investigation when patrol officers located two pit bulls roaming free that Ruffin allegedly owned. A warrant was prepared for his arrest. Ruffin was jailed.
—John Q. Lyons, 51, of Second Street in Morgan City, arrested at 2:56 a.m. Tuesday on a warrant charging him with theft of utilities.
Lyons was located in the area of U.S. 90 and arrested on a warrant. The warrant stems from a March investigation. Investigators learned that Lyons allegedly activated the gas service at the home that he was residing at in the area of Second Street without knowledge of the utilities department. A warrant was prepared for his arrest. Lyons was jailed.
Patterson Police Chief Patrick LaSalle reported the following arrest:
—Bricelon Martin, 20, of Chitimacha Trail in Charenton, was arrested at 8:53 a.m. Monday on St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office warrants for failure to appear on charges of unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling, two counts of domestic abuse battery-first offense and child desertion.
Martin was jailed on $300,000 bail.
Franklin Police Chief Sabria McGuire reported the following arrest relating to east St. Mary Parish:
—Alicia Bertrand, 32, of Fifth Street in Morgan City, was transported from the Patterson Police Department and arrested at 3:04 p.m. Monday on warrants charging her with theft of goods and contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile.
Bertrand allegedly took at bike valued at $69 from a business on Northwest Boulevard. Bertrand allegedly had a juvenile assist her with the theft. Bertrand was booked into jail and released on $2,500 bail.
Berwick Police Chief James Richard reported no arrests.