Agencies arrested eight on battery, fighting 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 law enforcement agencies worked some not-so-silent nights over the long holiday period, making eight arrests on battery or fighting charges.
St. Mary
Sheriff Gary Driskell reported these arrests:
--Ladana Monique Cormier, 43, Bayou Vista, was arrested at 12:28 a.m. Dec. 20 on a charge of simple battery.
Cormier was released on a $1,500 bond.
--Heather Louisa Kleimann, 59, Bayou Vista, was arrested at 1:26 p.m. Dec. 24 on a warrant alleging simple battery. Kleimann was released on a $1,000 bond.
--Gerald Anthony Price III, 31, Bayou Vista, was arrested at 9:34 p.m. Dec. 21 on a charge of disturbing the peace (fighting). Price was released on a $1,000 bond.
--Jerome Michael Blanchard, 41, Patterson, was arrested at 9:35 p.m. Dec. 21 on a charge of disturbing the peace (fighting). Blanchard was released on a $1,000 bond.
--Brandon Lee Grant, 42, Bayou Vista, was arrested at 12:02 a.m. Dec. 20 on a charge of violation of protective orders. Grant was released on a $5,000 bond.
--David John Hebert, 40, Napoleonville, was arrested at 4:00 p.m. Dec. 20 on a warrant alleging failure to appear on the charges of possession of methamphetamine and operating a vehicle without proper required equipment. Hebert was released on a $5,000 bond.
--Trevor Landry, 25, Bayou Vista, was arrested at 11:41 p.m. Dec. 21 on charge of disturbing the peace (intoxicated) and criminal trespass. Landry was released on a $2,000 bond.
--Yvishia Sherrell Levine, 34, Centerville, was arrested at 12:29 p.m. Dec. 22 on a warrant alleging failure to appear on the charge of neglect of family. Levine was released on a judicial release.
--Francisco P. Perez, 22, Amelia, was arrested t 7:46 p.m. Dec. 24 on a charge of illegal use of weapons or dangerous instruments. Perez was released on a $10,000 bond.
--Mariah Moore, 36, Jeanerette, was arrested at 11:15 a.m. Dec. 24 on a Franklin Police Department warrant alleging failure to appear on a charge of possession of marijuana. Moore was released on her own recognizance.
--Alex Abraham, 53, Thibodaux, was arrested by the Narcotics Section at 6:16 p.m. Thursday on charges of maximum speed limit, driving under suspension, reckless operation of a vehicle and aggravated flight from an officer.
Bail has not been set at this time.
Morgan City
Chief Chad M. Adams reported these arrests:
--Ryan Joseph Delahoussaye, 31, Fourth Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 1:37 p.m. Saturday on charges of domestic abuse battery, criminal damage to property and interfering with emergency communication.
--Leon Sylvester, 40, Glenwood Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 10:32 p.m. Sunday on charges of simple battery, criminal damage to property and aggravated assault.
--Saul Grogan III, 53, Park Road, Patterson, was arrested at 8:34 p.m. Dec. 25 on charges of resisting an officer and battery on an officer.
--Elmer Espinal, 37, Susan Drive Morgan City, was arrested at 12:50 p.m. Friday on a charge of improper supervision of a minor by a parent. (Released on summons.)
--Isrrael Gomez-Deleon, 22, Sixth Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 9:37 a.m. Sunday on charges of urinating in public and obstructing public passage.
--Daniel Ray McNeal, 46, Egle Street, Morgan City, was arrested on at 5:49 p.m. Sunday on a warrant alleging three counts of failure to pay fines (6th Ward Morgan City Court).
--Chad Bergeron, 39, Rice Street, Morgan City, was arrested 8:34 a.m. Dec. 23 on a charge of burglary of an inhabited dwelling.
--Alyss Meyers Acosta, 32, Ditch Avenue, Morgan City, was arrested at 5:50 a.m. Dec. 25 on a charge of remaining after being forbidden.
--Kristen Michelle Romero, 38, Bayard Street, New Iberia, was arrested on three counts of failure to appear for trial (16th Judicial District Court).
Patterson
Chief Garrett Grogan reported these arrests:
--Alan P. Sylvester, 39, Short Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 1:13 p.m. Sunday on a charge of battery of a dating partner. Sylvester was incarcerated at the Patterson PD Jail with no bond set.
--Bryan Adans Duron Turcios, 27, Halsey Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 11:44 p.m. Dec. 23 on charges of no driver’s license and speeding 11-15 mph over the limit. Turcios was incarcerated at the Patterson PD Jail with bond set at $550.
--Edilberto Bardales Hernandez, 47, Roselawn Drive, Morgan City, was arrested at 12:41 a.m. Dec. 25 on a charge of no driver’s license. Hernandez was incarcerated at the Patterson PD Jail. Bond was set at $314.
Franklin
Chief Cedric Handy reported these arrests:
--Willie Hayes, 45, Irish Bend Road, Franklin, was arrested at 10:37 p.m. Dec. 24 on a warrant for 3rd Ward City Court alleging failure to appear on a charge of stop signs. Hayes was booked, processed and released on a $273 bond.
--Michael Martin, 34, Main Street, Franklin, was arrested at 11:15 p.m. Dec. 24 on a warrant for 3rd Ward City Court alleging failure to appear on the charge of brake lights. Martin was booked, processe, and released on a $263 bond.
--Angelle Stansbury, 34, Canal Drive, Franklin, was arrested at 3:34 a.m. Dec. 25 on a charge of improper supervision of a juvenile. Stansbury was booked, processed and released on a $1,000 bond.
Assumption
Sheriff Leland Falcon reported these arrests:
--Marquis Williams, 21, Marshall Lane, Napoleonville, was booked Friday on two counts of carnal knowledge of a juvenile and a warrant alleging him with failure to appear on a misdemeanor battery charge.
On Nov. 24,, Assumption Parish Sheriff’s detectives received a complaint from the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services regarding a juvenile who may be a victim of a child sex crime.
Detectives initiated an investigation and were able to identify Williams as one of two suspects who engaged in sexual activity with the child in question on at least two occasions.
At the conclusion of that investigation, detectives secured arrest warrants for Williams.
On Dec. 21, Williams was arrested by the St. James Parish Sheriff’s Office on local charges in that jurisdiction.
On Friday, Marquis Williams was released to the custody of the Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center. Williams remains incarcerated with bond set for the carnal knowledge charges at $100,000.
Bond on the failure to appear charge is set at $339.00 cash.
–Darrell Joseph Harris Jr., 18, La. 1, Belle Rose, was arrested Friday on charges of aggravated flight from an officer, resisting an officer and reckless operation of a motor vehicle.
Warrants name two more suspects.
The arrest resulted from a traffic incident originating on La. 70 East involving numerous off-road vehicles (dirt bikes) illegally trafficking on a public roadway.
On Friday afternoon, a uniformed patrol deputy assigned to the I.C.E. detail encountered as many as 10 off-road vehicles operating at high speeds and in a reckless manner, westbound on La. 70 East.
The deputy activated his emergency lights and audible systems in an attempt to stop the illegal riders. All suspects attempted to flee from the deputy continuing westbound on LA 70.
Harris lost control of the dirt bike he was operating, resulting in a temporary stop. While attempting to mount the bike again, Harris was arrested. He was booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center and released on a $35,000 bond.
Slightly over two minutes later, the Sheriff’s Office was notified of an injury accident involving a dirt bike and an automobile on La. 70 Spur near Rouse’s Supermarket. That crash investigation is being handled by the Louisiana State Police.
The driver of that off-road vehicle is identified as Therron Travis Verdin, 20, South Sanctuary Street, Gonzales, and was one of the violators who fled from the original incident. At the time of that crash, Verdin was not being pursued by any law enforcement personnel and was nearly four miles west of the original incident.
Additionally, the off-road vehicle Verdin was operating was reported stolen from Jackson, Mississippi.
In connection with the original incident on La. 70 East, deputies have filed criminal charges on Verdin on counts of aggravated flight from an officer and reckless operation of a motor vehicle.
Deputies intend to arrest Verdin once he is released from medical treatment.
Deputies have also filed arrest warrants charging Maki Kyree Johnson, 20, Gold Street, Napoleonville, on counts of of aggravated flight from an officer and reckless operation of a motor vehicle.
Deputies are seeking to arrest Johnson.
Sheriff’s deputies are continuing their efforts to identify additional suspects and more charges are possible.
