Police Reports 7-18-17

Franklin Police Chief Sabria McGuire reported the following arrest:
Damien Hale, 27, of Cedar Street, was arrested on Monday at 11:55 p.m. for the charges of resisting an officer, disturbing the peace intoxicated, and obstructing a public passageway. Hale was booked, processed, and held on a $4,500 bond.
St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert reported the following arrests:
Brian Turner Jr., 29, 146 Kemper Road, Franklin, was arrested Monday at 3:47 p.m. on three warrants from Baldwin Police on charges of criminal trespass, unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling, and simple battery. A deputy located Turner at the St. Mary Parish Courthouse in Franklin on the warrants and transported him to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center for booking. Bail is set at $23,500.
Jared Cowart, 31, of 3187 La. 87, Franklin, was arrested Monday at 5:37 pm on charges of careless operation of a motor vehicle, no insurance, operating a vehicle with a suspended driver’s license, hit and run driving, no license plate, warrant for failure to appear on the charge of theft and warrant for failure to appear on the charge of criminal neglect of family. A deputy investigated a single vehicle crash that occurred on La. 87 in Charenton around 4 p.m. Monday. The deputy collected evidence that the driver, Cowart, fled the scene on foot after losing control of the vehicle and traveling off the roadway and into a sugarcane field. Cowart returned to the scene after being advised to do so by the deputy through a third party. The deputy also located the active warrants for his arrest. Following the crash investigation, the deputy transported Cowart to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center for booking. No bail is set.