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The following are the radio dispatch logs from the Morgan City Police Department. To report unlawful or suspicious activity, call the police department at 985-380-4605.
Monday, July 1
2:06 p.m. 1000 block of Eighth Street; Recover pick up
2:24 p.m. 200 block of Wren Street; Theft.
4:34 p.m. Nursing Home; Animal complaint.
7:03 p.m. 3000 block of Catherine Street; Medical.
8:05 p.m. 7900 block of La. 182; Alarm.
8:34 p.m. 400 block of Ninth Street; Complaint.
9:07 p.m. 400 block of Fourth Street; Disturbance.
9:16 p.m. 1200 block of Victor II Boulevard; Alarm.
A Fourth of July party in Morgan City and fireworks show over Berwick Bay are slated for Thursday.
Morgan City’s Independence Day Celebration, Party in the Park, will take place 5-8:30 p.m. Thursday in Lawrence Park. Driftwood will play music in the park during the event that also includes burgers, barbecue plate dinners, soft drinks, popsicles and cold beer for sale.
Officials will close the La. 182 bridge over Berwick Bay at 8:30 p.m. to allow pedestrians to walk on the bridge and view the fireworks show that starts at 9 p.m.
Both the Morgan City and Berwick riverfronts are closed to the public due to the high water, but people may view the fireworks from the floodwall balcony in each community.
Patterson will host a family-oriented bring-your-own-everything event from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday at Park Street Park. There will be volleyball and water slides for kids and a live DJ from 3-7 p.m.
A St. Mary Parish ordinance allows for use and sale of fireworks in the unincorporated areas of the parish during the Fourth of July holiday. Use and sale of fireworks are prohibited within the limits of Morgan City, Berwick and Patterson.
In unincorporated St. Mary, fireworks may be used, set off or shot from June 28 to July 4 from the hours of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Additional hours of fireworks use will be allowed from 10 p.m. July 4 to 1 a.m. July 5. Fireworks may be sold at retail from June 28 through July 3 until 10 p.m., from noon to midnight on July 4.
According to parish ordinance, no person shall possess, sell, discharge, or use for any purpose whatsoever any of the following items of commercial fireworks: cherry bombs, tubular salutes; 2-inch American-made salutes, firecrackers with casings the external dimensions of which exceed 1 1/2 inches in length or one-fourth of an inch in diameter, repeating bombs, aerial bombs, torpedoes which exceed three-eighths of an inch in diameter, Roman candles larger than 10 balls and sky rockets larger than 6 ounces.
April 15, 1918 - June 30, 2019
Gurtie Stevens Bouton, a 77 year resident of Franklin, passed away at the age of 101 on June 30, 2019, Sunday afternoon at the Franklin Health Care Center.
Gurtie was born Monday, April 15, 1918 in Patoutville, La., the eldest of seven children born to Joseph and Azelie Stevens. Like so many children of her generation she had to quit school at an early age, 13 years old in her case, to help her family. At an early age she was cooking for the farm hands on the Landry Sugarcane Farm in Patoutville and often had to bring meals out in the fields.
She married Robert Bouton on March 2, 1935 and the two were blessed with four children, Earl, Dolores, Drucilla, and Elridge. Although she had very little formal education, Gurtie was very intelligent and worked in the toughest profession known to man, that of a homemaker, which also included taking care of the family finances. In her earlier years with her husband she enjoyed fishing and shrimping. Family gathering and visiting with family and friends were also favorite pastimes for Gurtie, especially family visits during her later years at the Franklin Health Care Center. She was deeply loved and will truly be missed.
Those she leaves to cherish her memory include her children, Earl J. Bouton Sr. and his wife Cora, Drucilla B. Ratcliff, and Elridge J. Bouton and his wife Dianne; brother, Ira Stevens and his wife Mona; 11 grandchildren; a host of great grandchildren and great great grandchildren; as well as numerous relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert L. Bouton; her daughter, Dolores B. Darby; sons-in-law, Melvin Darby and Lloyd Ratcliff; granddaughter, Sundae Ratcliff Tanner; her parents, Joseph Stevens and Azelie Sonnier Stevens; two brothers, Irvin Stevens and Ivy Stevens; and three sisters, Gernice Romero, Gussie Romero, and Adelia Thibodeaux.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, July 2, 2019, at 1 p.m. at the Church of the Assumption in Franklin with Fr. Joel Faulk and Fr. Billy Ruskoski celebrating the Mass. Following the Mass, Ms. Gurtie will be laid to rest with her husband in the Franklin Cemetery Mausoleum.
A gathering of family and friends will be held Tuesday at the church from 10 a.m. until Mass time, with the Holy Ro-sary being prayed at 11:30 a.m.
The Bouton family extends their heartfelt thanks to the staff of the Franklin Health Care Center for taking such great care of her for the past seven years, as well as to Dr. Steven McPherson and the staff of Journey Hospice. Your care, compassion, and love will never be forgotten.
Family and friends may view the obituary and express their condo-lences online by visiting www.iberts.com.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Ibert’s Mortuary, Inc., 1007 Main Street, Franklin, La. 70538, (337) 828-5426.
The Patterson 10U All-Stars finished as runner-up at the Cal-Ripken 10U State Runner-Up, falling to Iberville 11-7 in the if-necessary game Sunday.
Meanwhile, St. Mary Central’s 8-year-old All-Stars won the District 3 AA Title this weekend in Thibodaux with a 3-0 mark, while the St. Mary Central 12-year-old All-Stars won the District 3 Majors Title in Berwick with a win against Franklin in game two of the best-of-three series Friday.
St. Mary Central’s 10-year-old All-Stars also finished as district runner-up with a 1-1 mark in district play.
Franklin won the league title with a 2-0 mark.
Below is a recap of the weekend action
Patterson 10s
The Patterson 10-year-old All-Stars finished the weekend with a 4-2 record. Friday, the squad defeated St. John 8-5, while Saturday, Patterson defeated St. James 9-7 and fell to Iberville 12-3 in the semifinals.
Sunday morning, Patterson bounced back with an 8-2 win against Kenner and then knocked off undefeated Iberville 7-4 to force a winner-take-all game for the state title. Iberville won that contest 11-7.
Including a 5-3 opening-day victory against St. Charles, Patterson finished the tournament with a 5-2 record.
Friday against St. John, Patterson trailed 5-1 after three innings, but the squad rallied with three runs in the fourth and four in the fifth for the eventual final.
Trey Rochel earned the win in relief. In three innings, he struck out three.
Zach Sons started the game, and in two innings, he surrendered five runs (two earned) on one hit with three walks, one hit batter and three strikeouts.
Offensively, Rochel led Patterson with a 2-for-3 performance with three RBIs, three stolen bases and two runs.
Other top Patterson offensive contributors were Brylin Johnson, 2-for-2 with a double, an RBI and a run; Traye Richardson, 2-for-3, two stolen bases; Caleb Jennings, 1-for-3, an RBI, two stolen bases and a run; Luke Domingue, 1-for-1, two runs; Kane Chaisson, 1-for-3, a run; and Linzy Howard, an RBI.
Against St. James, Patterson took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first and led 3-2 after three innings.
While St. James took a 4-3 lead in the top of the fourth, Patterson countered with six runs in the bottom of the fourth for a 9-4 advantage.
St. James scored three in the top of the fifth for the final margin.
Chaisson earned the win in relief. In two innings, he surrendered four runs (one earned) on three hits with two strikeouts.
Jennings started the game, and in three innings, he surrendered three runs (three earned) on four hits with four walks and two strikeouts.
Offensively, Jennings and Domingue led Patterson’s offense. Jennings was 2-for-3 with a double, three RBIs and a run, while Domingue was 2-for-2 with a triple, a stolen base and three runs.
Other top Patterson offensive contributors were Richardson, 2-for-2 with a double, a stolen base and a run; Rochel, 1-for-2, two RBIs, three stolen bases and two runs; Sons, 1-for-1, two stolen bases and a run; and Chaisson, two RBIs.
Against Iberville Saturday, Patterson trailed from the start as Iberville took a 4-0 lead in the top of the first, led 5-1 after two innings, 9-1 after four complete and extended its lead to as much as 12-1 in the top of the fifth. Patterson scored two runs in the bottom of the fifth.
Howard had Patterson’s lone hit as he finished 1-for-2 with a double and a run.
Richardson suffered the loss. In 3.2 innings, he surrendered nine runs (none earned) on five hits with two walks and four strikeouts.
Sunday morning against Kenner, Patterson jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the top of the first, added one run in the third and three in the fourth for an 8-0 lead.
Kenner scored a run each in the bottom of the fourth and fifth innings.
Domingue led Patterson’s offense with a 1-for-1 performance with a triple, a stolen base and a run.
Other top Patterson offensive contributors were Allemond, 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI; Richardson, 1-for-3, a double and two runs; Johnson, 1-for-3, a double; Sons, 1-for-2, a stolen base and a run; and Chaisson, 1-for-2, a stolen base.
Howard earned the win for Patterson. In 2.1 innings, he surrendered two hits, one walk and fanned six.
In the win against Iberville Sunday, the teams were tied at 1 after an inning, and Iberville led 3-2 after two innings.
While Iberville extended its lead to 4-2 in the top of the third, Patterson came back with three runs in the bottom of the third for a 5-4 lead and extended its advantage to 7-4 in the bottom of the fifth.
Allemond earned the win in relief. In 3.1 innings, he surrendered one hit, walked two and fanned three.
Domingue started the game, and in 2.2 innings, he surrendered four runs (all unearned) on two hits with one walk and four strikeouts.
Offensively, Jennings and Domingue led Patterson’s offense. Jennings finished 2-for-2 with three RBIs and two runs, while Domingue was 2-for-3 with two doubles and two runs.
Other top Patterson offensive contributors were Richardson, 2-for-2 with an RBI, a stolen base and two runs; and Rochel and Allemond, each 1-for-3.
In the winner-take-all game, Iberville took a 5-0 lead in the bottom of the second, but Patterson cut its deficit to 5-3 in the top of the third. Iberville extended its lead with four runs in the bottom of the fourth and two more in the bottom of the fifth to an 11-3 advantage. Patterson rallied in the top of the sixth, scoring four runs, but could not get any closer.
Howard led Patterson’s offense with a 1-for-3 performance with two RBIs and a stolen base.
Other top Patterson offensive contributors were Rochel and Richardson, each 1-for-2, two runs; Brylin Johnson, 1-for-3, a stolen base; Domingue, 1-for-4, two runs; and Chaisson, an RBI and a stolen base.
Howard suffered the loss. In 0.2 innings of relief, he surrendered five runs (two earned) on one hit with three walks and one strikeout.
Allemond started the game, and in one inning, he surrendered three hits.
SMC 8s
The St. Mary Central 8-year-old All-Stars finished 3-0 at the District 3 AA Tournament at Peltier Park in Thibodaux this weekend to win the district crown.
Friday, St. Mary Central defeated Franklin 19-6, while Saturday, the squad defeated Morgan City 15-8. Sunday, St. Mary Central topped Thibodaux 11-9.
No individual stats were available.
“Those guys played their hearts out,” St. Mary Central Coach Wayne Crappell said of his squad. “We’ve been practicing for 3 weeks and they busted their tail every day and it paid off.”
Crappell said he has never seen a team at such a young age gel and become like brothers like this squad has.
St. Mary Central now will continue play at the state tournament in Ruston, beginning July 4.
SMC 12s
The St. Mary Central 12-year-old All-Stars won the district title by winning the first two games of a best-of-three series with Franklin.
After winning game one Thursday night 9-4, St. Mary Central won game two 10-7 Friday in eight innings.
Trailing 5-2 heading into its final at bat in the top of the sixth, St. Mary Central scored four runs for a 6-5 lead.
Franklin tied the game at 6 in the bottom of the sixth to force extra innings.
After a scoreless seventh, St. Mary Central scored four runs in the top of the eight for a 10-7 lead, while Franklin scored one run in its final at bat.
Thomas Nini, the final of three St. Mary pitchers, earned the win. In three innings, he surrendered two runs (two earned) on two hits with three walks, two hit batters and two strikeouts.
Jason Matthews started the game for St. Mary Central, and in 3.1 innings, he surrendered five runs (two earned) on three hits with one walk and four strikeouts.
Kaleb Leonard pitched 1.2 innings of relief and fanned three.
Leonard led St. Mary Central with a 2-for-5 performance with a double, three RBIs and a run.
Other top St. Mary Central offensive contributors were Henry Thorguson, 2-for-4 with a triple, an RBI and two runs; Nini, 2-for-3, three runs; Zachary Kitchen, 1-for-3, a run; Elijah Lodrigue, 1-for-3; Ian Thorguson, 1-for-4, a run; Evan Crappell, 1-for-5; and Drake Rock, three RBIs and a run.
St. Mary Central now will advance to the South Regional of the Louisiana Dixie Youth State Tournament in Morgan City, while Franklin advances to the Louisiana Dixie Youth North Region Tournament in West Monroe.
St. Mary Central 10s
The St. Mary Central 10-year-old All-Stars run-ruled Thibodaux 10-0 in their final District 3 AAA Tournament game Friday in Berwick.
St. Mary Central scored six runs in the first, one in the second and three in the third.
The game was called after the top of the fourth.
Brennan White earned the win as he tossed a one-hitter with one walk and eight strikeouts.
Offensively, White led the squad with a 2-for-3 performance with four RBIs, two stolen bases and a run.
Other top St. Mary Central offensive contributors were Maddox Sampey, 2-for-2, an RBI, a stolen base and three runs; Aiden Neylon, 1-for-2, a triple and a run; Mason White, 1-for-2, a double, three stolen bases and a run; Grant Kirkpatrick, 1-for-2, a double and a run; Landon Underwood, 2-for-2, a stolen base and a run; Dominic Lipari, 1-for-1, an RBI; and Connor Martin, 1-for-1.
As runner-up in the tournament with a 1-1 record, St. Mary Central will advance to the Louisiana Dixie Youth Triple AAA North Regional in West Monroe.
Franklin won the 10-year-old district crown and will advance to the Louisiana Dixie Youth Triple AAA South Regional in Morgan City.
Morgan City 8s
The Morgan City 8-year-old All-Stars finished 2-1 in District 3 AA play for a runner-up finish at Peltier Park in Thibodaux this weekend.
After beating Thibodaux 12-1 Friday, Morgan City fell to St. Mary Central 15-8 Saturday. The squad bounced back with a 12-1 victory against Franklin Sunday.
“They played their lil hearts out,” Morgan City Coach Darren Mayon said of his squad.
Mayon said his team played solid defense. Unfortunately, just the St. Mary Central game didn’t go in their favor, he said.
Mayon commended his player’s attitudes as well as the parents of the players.
The St. Mary Central 12-year-old All-Stars won their first game of a best-of-three series with Franklin in the District 3 Majors Tournament with a 9-4 victory against Franklin Thursday at the Berwick Civic Complex.
St. Mary Central broke open a tied game with six runs in the bottom of the fifth.
Franklin scored a run in its final at bat.
Early on, Franklin took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first, and St. Mary Central responded with three runs in the bottom of the first.
Franklin tied the game at two in the top of the second.
Grant White earned the win in relief. In 3.1 innings, he surrendered one unearned run on one hit with two walks and seven strikeouts.
Henry Thorguson started the game for St. Mary Central, and in two innings, he surrendered three earned runs on five hits with four strikeouts.
Thomas Nini pitched 0.2 innings of relief to close the game and hit one batter and fanned two.
Thorguson and Kaleb Leonard led St. Mary Central’s offense. Thorguson was 2-for-2 with three RBIS and two runs, while Leonard was 1-for-1 with a double, two RBIs and two runs.
Other top St. Mary Central offensive contributors were Drake Rock, two RBIs and a run, and Evan Crappell and Jason Matthews, an RBI apiece.
St. Mary Central and Franklin will meet again Friday at 8 p.m. at the Berwick Civic Complex for game two. A St. Mary Central win will clinch the district title, while if Franklin wins, a game three will be played Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Berwick Civic Complex.
Patterson 10s win
The Patterson 10-year-old All-Stars won their Cal Ripken State Tournament opener with a 5-3 victory against St. Charles at Kemper Williams Park near Patterson Thursday.
While St. Charles took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third, Patterson took the lead for good in the bottom of the frame with four runs. Each team scored a run in the fourth, and St. Charles scored a run in the top of the fifth.
Traye Richardson led Patterson’s offense with a 2-for-3 performance with a double, two RBIs and a run.
Other top Patterson offensive contributors were Trey Rochel, 1-for-1 with an RBI, a stolen base and a run; and Linzy Howard, 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Howard earned the win in relief. In 1.1 innings, he surrendered one earned run on one hit with three walks, one hit batter and four strikeouts.
Kane Chaisson started the game, and in three innings, he surrendered one earned run on six hits.
Jeremy Allemond also pitched 0.2 innings and walked and struck out one apiece.
Patterson will return to action Friday when it meets St. John at 1 p.m. St. John received a first-round bye.
SMC 10s fall to Franklin
Franklin rallied from a four-run deficit in the bottom of the fifth with eight runs and then held a St. Mary Central rally off in the top of the sixth for a 14-12 victory in opening-day action at the District 3 AAA Tournament at the Berwick Civic Complex.
Trailing 10-6 heading into the bottom of the fifth inning, Franklin scored eight runs in the frame for a 14-10 lead.
St. Mary Central’s rally was cut short in the top of the sixth as it was held to two runs for the 14-12 final.
Early on, St. Mary Central led 3-2 after an inning.
While Franklin would take a 6-4 lead after three innings, St. Mary Central countered with six runs in the top of the fifth.
However, Franklin rallied in the bottom of the fifth to take the lead for good.
Landon U. led St. Mary Central’s offense with a 2-for-4 performance with two RBIs.
Other top St. Mary Central offensive contributors were Mason White, 2-for-4, an RBI, a stolen base and two runs; Spencer Fuhrer, 1-for-2, an RBI and two runs; Aiden Neylon, 1-for-3, two RBIs; Grant Kirkpatrick., 1-for-2, two runs; Maddox Sampey., 1-for-3, a run; Dominic Lipari., two RBIs; and Brennan White., an RBI and two runs.
Fuhrer suffered the loss in relief. In one inning, he surrendered six runs (five earned) on six hits with one walk, one hit batter and one strikeout.
White started the game for St. Mary Central, and in 0.1 innings, he surrendered two runs (two earned) and five walks.
St. Mary Central will conclude district play Friday at 6 p.m. against Thibodaux.
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Morgan City High School held its all-sports awards ceremony in early May. Below are some of the award winners.
Berwick High School held its spring athletic awards ceremony in mid-May at the Berwick Civic Complex. Below are some of the award winners.
A 39-year-old Bayou L’Ourse man was charged with abusing his wife and causing significant injuries to her face and legs, Assumption Parish Sheriff Leland Falcon said in a news release.
—David L. Lodrigue, 39, of Andras Street in Bayou L’Ourse, was arrested on warrants charging him with domestic abuse battery involving strangulation with child endangerment and domestic abuse battery involving strangulation.
Early Saturday, deputies responded to a complaint near Bayou L’Ourse related to a domestic incident. Upon arrival, deputies interviewed the complainant who provided photographs depicting injuries caused to her sister at the hands of her sister's husband, Falcon said.
Deputies located the victim who detailed the alleged abuse. There were significant injuries visible on the woman’s face and legs, Falcon said. The alleged abuser, Lodrigue, was not present. On Saturday night, Berwick police located Lodrigue on Second Street in Berwick and arrested him on the charges. Lodrigue was later transported to Assumption Parish jail pending a bail hearing.
Falcon reported the following arrest relating to the area:
—Joseph Herbert Gilchrist Jr., 26 of Elaine Street in Bayou L’Ourse , was arrested on charges of unlighted, bicycle on roadway, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of methamphetamine and obstruction of justice.
Late Friday night, deputies observed a bicycle riding on the roadway with no lighting.
After stopping the bicycle, the deputy interviewed the operator who was identified as Gilchrist. During the interview process, the deputy noted Gilchrist to be somewhat restless and his hands were constantly moving around, Falcon said.
Prior to completing the interview, the deputy located meth-amphetamine nearby as well as drug paraphernalia, which was attributed to Gilchrist, the sheriff said.
Gilchrist was jailed with bail set at $20,000.
Morgan City Police Chief James Blair reported that officers responded to 120 calls and reported the following arrests:
—Glenn Paul Johnson, 52, of Elm Street in Houma, was arrested at 3:37 a.m. Friday on charges of proper equipment required on vehicles, driving under suspension and monetary instrument abuse.
A patrol officer observed a vehicle commit a traffic violation in the area of Front Street. A traffic stop was conducted, and the driver was identified as Johnson. During the traffic stop, Johnson was found in possession of a suspected counterfeit $50 bill and a $20 bill, Blair said. He was jailed.
—Gordon D. Rice, 52, of Lakewood Drive in Morgan City, was arrested at 9:04 a.m. Friday on a charge of domestic abuse battery.
Officers were dispatched to a home on Lakewood Drive in reference to a domestic disturbance. Upon officers arriving, they were advised by the victim that Rice had committed a battery on the victim, Blair said. Officers observed signs that were consistent with a battery on the victim, Blair said. Officers learned the victim and Rice were in a dating relationship. Rice was jailed.
—Tanya Grogan, 43, of Egle Street in Morgan City, was arrested at 9:27 a.m. Friday on a warrant charging her with contempt of court. Officers located Grogan on Egle Street on a Morgan City Court warrant. She was jailed.
—Jonathan Glenn Evans Jr., 25, of Tiffany Street in Patterson, was arrested at 5:40 p.m. Friday on warrants charging him with two counts of failure to appear in court. Evans turned himself in at the police department on city court warrants. He was jailed.
—Mickie Landry, 20, of Mike Street in Pierre Part, was arrested at 7:18 p.m. Saturday on warrants charging her with view outward or inward through windshield and possession of marijuana less than 14 grams first offense.
An officer conducted a traffic stop in the area of La. 182. The driver was identified as Landry, and a warrant check revealed Morgan City Police Department held a warrant for her arrest. The warrant stems from a Feb. 27 traffic stop. She was jailed.
—Derick Domingue, 32, of Shell Beach Road in Pierre Part, was placed under arrest at 2:20 a.m. Monday on a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia.
Officers were dispatched to the area of Hilda Street in reference to a suspicious subject complaint. During the investigation, officers received a description of the subjects and the vehicle in which they were traveling.
Police located the vehicle in the area and conducted a traffic stop. Officers identified the passenger as Domingue. He was found in possession of suspected drug paraphernalia, Blair said. He was jailed.
St. Mary Parish Sheriff Blaise Smith reported that deputies responded to 119 complaints in the parish and reported the following arrests in east St. Mary Parish:
—Vernon James Robinson Jr., 33, of Chennault Street in Morgan City, was arrested at 12:42 p.m. Friday on a warrant for failure to appear on charges of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, resisting an officer, failure to stop/yield at a stop sign and operating a vehicle while license was suspended.
Robinson was transported from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office jail to the St. Mary Parish jail on the warrant. Bail was set at $7,000.
—A female juvenile, 17, was arrested at 1:08 p.m. Friday on a warrant charging her with felony theft. The juvenile was transported from Terrebonne Parish jail to St. Mary Parish jail on the warrant. No bail was set.
—Corey Miller, 29, of Bryan Street in Houma, was arrested at 11:33 p.m. Friday on charges of turning movements/ required signals and driving under suspension.
A deputy was patrolling the Amelia area when he observed a vehicle make a turn without giving a proper signal. The deputy conducted a traffic stop and made contact with the driver, identified as Miller. The deputy was advised by dispatch that Miller was driving with a suspended driver’s license, Smith said. Miller was released on a summons to appear in court Sept. 26.
—Jody Ray Cubbedge Jr., 43, of Uranus Street in Bayou Vista, was arrested at 3:39 a.m. Monday on charges of improper lane usage and driving under suspension.
A deputy was patrolling the area of Lake Palourde Road in Amelia when he observed a vehicle swerve and cross the middle fog line in the road.
The deputy conducted a traffic stop and made contact with the driver, identified as Cubbedge. The deputy was advised by dispatch that Cubbedge was driving with a suspended driver’s license, Smith said. Cubbedge was released on a summons to appear in court Sept. 26.
Berwick Police Chief David Leonard Sr. reported the following arrests:
—Timothy Sellers, 21, of Panama City, Florida, was arrested at 2:40 p.m. Saturday on a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia.
—Jerry Forbes, 18, of Terrebonne Street in Morgan City, was arrested at 2:40 p.m. Saturday on charges of expired license plate, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
At about 2:40 p.m. Saturday, Berwick officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle after observing that the vehicle had an expired license plate. The driver, who was identified as Forbes, had warrants for his arrest through Morgan City police. While making contact with him, officers detected an odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle, Leonard said.
During the stop, officers located a small amount of marijuana and also located drug paraphernalia on a passenger in the vehicle, identified as Sellers, Blair said. Sellers posted $1,500 bail, and Forbes remained in jail on $3,750 bail.
Patterson Police Chief Garrett Grogan reported no arrests.
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