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The St. Mary Parish School Board has announced the winners of the annual Christmas card art contest. The winners: top, 6-12, Sara Sanchez, Morgan City High; center, grand champion, Ja'Layiah Smith, Morgan City High; and bottom, K-5, Parker Pisani, Berwick Elementary.
(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.)
Morgan City police reported a Monday arrest on a felony theft charge, while St. Mary deputies detained two people on drug charges.
Morgan City
Chief Chad M. Adams reported that the Morgan City Police Department responded to 36 calls for service over the last 24-hour reporting period and made these arrests:
--Earle Blanco, 59, Leona Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 9:16 a.m. Monday on a charge of theft ($5,000-$25,000).
--Andrea Sanches, 22, Kem Street, Patterson, was arrested at 7:50 p.m. Monday on charges of disturbing the peace (intoxicated), littering and simple battery.
--Berin Reys Gabriel, 29, Kem Street, Patterson, was arrested at 7:55 p.m. Monday on charges of disturbing the peace (intoxicated) and littering.
--Francisco Sebastian, 36, Kem Street, Patterson, was arrested at 7:55 p.m. Monday on a charge of disturbing the peace.
St. Mary
Sheriff Gary Driskell reported that over the last 24 -hour reporting period, the Sheriff's Office responded to 45 complaints and made these arrests:
--Preston Jamal Wade, 34, Amelia, was arrested at 8:35 p.m. Monday on charges of bicycle equipment required for night operation, possession of marijuana, resisting arrest or officer, and battery on a police officer.
Bail has not been set at this time.
--Latricia Joyce Marquez, 31, Lafayette, was arrested at 10:19 a.m. Monday on charges of possession of drug paraphernalia, possession with intent to distribute marijuana and possession of marijuana. Bail has not been set at this time.
--Shannon Gail Wright, 34, Morgan City, was arrested at 12:59 p.m. Monday on a charge of theft. Wright also held two warrants for failure to appear on the charges of simple burglary and simple battery. Bail was set at $25,000.
--Dontrelle Derousselle, 27, Jeanerette, was arrested at 3:50 p.m. Monday on charges of improper equipment and violation of protective orders. Derousselle was released on a $10,250 bond.
Franklin
Chief Cedric Handy reported that the Franklin Police Department responded to five calls for service over the last 24-hour reporting period and made this arrest:
--Shamari Harris, 18, 12th Street, Franklin, was arrested at 1:39 p.m. Monday on a charge of prohibition against use of tobacco in schools. Harris was booked, processed and released to appear in 3rd Ward City Court.
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, Dec. 9
7:33 a.m. 1400 block of Railroad Avenue; Hit and run.
8:22 a.m. 2300 block of Clements Street; Theft.
9:04 a.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Arrest.
9:58 a.m. 3000 block of Francis Street; Medical.
11 a.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Complaint.
11:58 a.m. 500 block of Leona Street; Welfare concern.
12:15 p.m. 100 block of Oak Street; Alarm.
2:18 p.m. 500 block of Franklin Street; Animal complaint.
2:34 p.m. 2000 block of Railroad Avenue; Assistance.
2:51 p.m. 6800 block of La. 182; Vehicle accident.
3:21 p.m. 1400 block of Railroad Avenue; Simple battery.
3:26 p.m. 900 block of Marguerite Street; Simple battery.
3:44 p.m. U.S. 90 West/On Ramp By Cannatas; Traffic incident.
4:05 p.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Arrest.
4:34 p.m. 600 block of Louisiana Street; Remove subject.
6 p.m. 1500 block of Sandra Street; Medical.
6:11 p.m. 600 block of Brashear Avenue; Theft.
6:30 p.m. 100 block of Oak Street; Alarm.
7:12 p.m. 900 block of Cherry Street; Complaint.
7:15 p.m. 500 block of Front Street; Three arrests.
7:51 p.m. 800 block of Ditch Avenue; 911 hang up.
8:26 p.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Assistance.
10:36 p.m. 300 block of South Railroad; Suspicious subject.
11:41 p.m. 500 block of Willow Street; Medical.
11:54 p.m. 900 block of Short Street; Suspicious subject.
Tuesday, Dec. 10
1:45 a.m. 800 block of Levee Road; Theft.
2:10 a.m. 100 block of Chennault Street; Open door.
4:35 a.m. 500 block of Bowman Street; Open door.
Verna Lee White Justilian, 72, a native of Morgan City and resident of Bayou L’Ourse, died Monday, Dec. 9, 2024.
She is survived by her husband, Verney Justilian Jr. of Bayou L’Ourse; sons, Lawrence White Jr. of Bayou L’Ourse, Leo White of Morgan City and Billy White of Amelia; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and three siblings, Becky Dunham, Tommy Sons and John Sons.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, parents, siblings and grandparents.
Visitation will be Thursday, 5-8 p.m. with services at 7 p.m. at Hargrave Funeral Home.
Hargrave Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
St. Mary deputies are investigating shootings that damaged property in the western parish and have made one arrest.
Jaidyn Delasbour, 17, Patterson, was arrested at 8:44 a.m. Saturday on a charge of aggravated for criminal damage to property. Bail was set at $50,000.
.On Nov. 28, dispatch received a call of possible shots fired in the area of Chatsworth Road in the Franklin area, the Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies arrived at the location and found bullet holes in a vehicle, a fence and several houses in the area.
.SMPSO detectives were called to the scene and the investigation was handed over to them. Through the investigation, Delasbour was developed as the suspect.
After his arrest Saturday, Delasbour was transported to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center for booking.
.In the second shooting, on Dec. 3, deputies responded to a call of shots fired in the Baldwin area. A female motorist reported to the Baldwin Police Department that her vehicle had been struck by gunfire on La. 83.
.SMPSO detectives were called to the scene, and as the investigation progressed, detectives learned that a house on Pinell Lane had been struck by projectiles.
.Both shooting incidents are still being investigated. Detectives ask that anyone with information regarding these incidents to contact the SMPSO by calling 337-828-1960 or by sending crime tips to www.stmaryso.com/crime-tips.
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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.
Friday, Dec. 6
7:42 a.m. 1200 block of David Drive; Alarm.
8:13 a.m. 700 block of Leona Street; Medical.
9:18 a.m. 400 block of Levee Road; Complaint.
9:33 a.m. 700 block of Belanger Street; Medical.
11:06 a.m. 7400 block of La. 182; Complaint.
12:10 p.m. 2400 block of Apple Street; Loud music.
12:18 p.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Complaint.
12:59 p.m. 500 block of Levee Road; Animal complaint.
1:08 p.m. Seventh/South Everett streets; Disturbance.
2:10 p.m. 7500 block of La. 182; Civil matter.
2:34 p.m. 3300 block of Youngs Road; Suspicious person.
3:10 p.m. 200 block of Wren Street; Civil matter.
3:20 p.m. La. 70; Reckless driver.
3:38 p.m. 1900 block of Federal Avenue; Theft.
5:30 p.m. 900 block of Chestnut Drive; Fire.
5:50 p.m. U.S. 90; Stalled vehicle.
5:51 p.m. Sixth Street; Complaint.
6:05 p.m. 1500 block of Sixth Street; Animal complaint.
6:23 p.m. 700 block of General Hodges Street; Juvenile complaint.
6:42 p.m. 700 block of David Drive; Complaint.
7:41 p.m. 500 block of Fourth Street; Arrest.
8:15 p.m. 7100 block of Park Street; Welfare concern.
9:58 p.m. 1200 block of Victor II Boulevard; Complaint.
Saturday, Dec. 7
12:03 a.m. 900 block of Willard Street; Disturbance.
7:09 a.m. 700 block of First Street; Alarm.
7:23 a.m. 300 block of Federal Avenue; Animal complaint.
8:33 a.m. 700 block of Arenz Street; Complaint.
9:10 a.m. 1100 block of Victor II Boulevard; Utilities.
11:24 a.m. 500 block of Third Street; Complaint.
11:29 a.m. U.S. 90 East; Road blockage.
5:04 p.m. 600 block of Bush Street; Theft.
6:27 p.m. 900 block of Everett Street; Complaint.
6:50 p.m. 6300 block of La. 182; 911 hang up.
7:20 p.m. 1600 block of Elm Street; Theft.
7:26 p.m. 1600 block of Chestnut Drive; Medical.
7:50 p.m. 3100 block of Karen Drive; Disturbance.
9:21 p.m. 500 block of Duke Street; Fire.
10:21 p.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Medical.
10:46 p.m. Freret/Sixth streets; Suspicious subject.
11:09 p.m. 1200 block of Victor II Boulevard; Arrest.
Sunday, Dec. 8
2:47 a.m. 1100 block of Eighth Street; Open door.
3:42 a.m. 1400 block of Lakewood Drive; Alarm.
5:13 a.m. 500 block of Fourth Street; Complaint.
7:19 a.m. 1100 block of Marguerite Street; Alarm.
7:57 a.m. 700 block of General Hodges Street; Assistance.
9:59 a.m. 500 block of Aycock Street; 911 hang up.
11:29 a.m. 200 block of Patton Street; Complaint.
1:21 p.m. 1000 block of Brashear Avenue; Complaint.
2:02 p.m. 6400 block of La. 182; Suspicious person.
2:11 p.m. 700 block of Duke Street; Theft.
3:10 p.m. 200 block of Freret Street; Medical.
3:31 p.m. 100 block of Chennault Street; Complaint.
3:59 p.m. La. 70/U.S. 90 Junction; Hit and run.
4:07 p.m. La. 182/Third Street; Complaint.
4:28 p.m. Glenwood Street; Complaint.
4:52 p.m. Federal Avenue; Stalled vehicle.
5:05 p.m. 800 block of Marshall Street; Theft.
6:33 p.m. 1900 block of Cedar Street; Disturbance.
7:19 p.m. 300 block of Adams Street; Complaint.
8:40 p.m. 300 block of Patton Street; Alarm.
9:39 p.m. 800 block of Brashear Avenue; Shoplifter.
10:03 p.m. 1200 block of Victor II Boulevard; Disturbance.
Monday, Dec. 9
12:50 a.m. 100 block of Aycock Street; 911 hang up.
1:08 a.m. La. 182/Martin Luther King Boulevard; Stalled vehicle.
1:16 a.m. 6000 block of Railroad Avenue; Alarm.
2:19 a.m. 500 block of Aucoin Street; Complaint.
(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.)
St. Mary deputies reported two arrests on drug charges in the last week, including two for possession with intent to distribute cocaine, methamphetamine and synthetic marijuana.
St. Mary
Sheriff Gary Driskell reported these arrests:
--Calvin Mitchell Jr., 53, Patterson, was arrested at 2:04 p.m. Thursday by the Narcotics Section on charges of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession with intent to distribute marijuana and transactions involving drug proceeds.
Mitchell also held three warrants for the charge of criminal neglect of family. Bail was set at $152,649.75.
--Howard Ohmer, 62, Amelia, was arrested at 10:32 a.m. Thursday by the Narcotics Section on charges of possession with intent to distribute synthetic marijuana, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine, two counts of possession of a firearm in the presence of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and violation of a drug-free zone.
Bail was set at $131,500.
--Mario Sylvester Wilson, 31, Gretna, was arrested at 11:31 p.m. Thursday on charges of driving while intoxicated, open container, obstruction of a public passage, and stopping, standing, or parking prohibited.
Wilson was released on a $13,250 bond.
--Iris Marie Boyer, 64, Jeanerette, was arrested at 9:06 a.m. Friday on charges of driving while intoxicated and no driver's license. Bail has not been set at this time.
--Jaidyn Delasbour, 17, Patterson, was arrested at 8:44 a.m. Saturday on a charge of criminal damage to property. Bail was set at $50,000.
--Sherman Deshun Thompkins, 39, Morgan City, was arrested at 11:33 a.m. Friday on a charge of criminal neglect of family. Bail was set at $3,557.
--Alicia Rae Bertrand, 40, Patterson, was arrested at 8:01 a.m. Friday on charges of theft and resisting arrest or officer. Bertrand also held a warrant alleging failure to appear on charges of theft, contempt of court, giving false information, possession of methamphetamine and possession of a controlled dangerous substance in the presence of persons under 17.
Bail was set at $15,600.
--Dylan Deandre Robinson, 26, Morgan City, was arrested at 3:12 p.m. Saturday on a warrant alleging assault on medical personnel and aggravated battery. Bail was set at $36,000.
--Sherrie Lynn Hebert, 40, Bayou Vista, was arrested at 7:03 p.m. Friday on a charge of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Bail was set at $5,000.
--Jermaine Silas, 43, Jeanerette, was arrested at 10:28 p.m. Dec, 4 on a charge of domestic abuse battery. Bail has not been set at this time.
Morgan City
Chief Chad M. Adams reported these arrests:
--Arne Brewer, 58, Levee Road, Morgan City, was arrested at 2:07 p.m. Thursday on a charge of cruelty to animals.
--Darnell Johnson, 48, Fourth Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 8:14 p.m. Thursday on charges of remaining where forbidden and resisting an officer.
--Rayan Micheal, 43, Hogan Street, Berwick, was arrested at 4:23 p.m. Sunday on charges of driving while intoxicated (first offense), careless operation and leaving the scene of an accident.
--Brooke Rulf, 26, Quail Run Road, Morgan City, was arrested on at 4:33 p.m. Sunday on charges of disturbing the peace and simple criminal damage to property. (Released on summons.)
--Gerald Paul Gaudet, 59, Felicia Drive, Morgan City, was arrested at 11:27 p.m. Sunday on a charge of issuing worthless checks.
--Genri Gustavo Juarez, 32, Fourth Street, Berwick, was arrested at 9:29 p.m. Dec. 5 on charges of failure to yield and no driver’s license.
--Dustin Paul Wrenn, 35, Weeks Street, New Iberia, was arrested at 3:12 p.m. Dec. 4 on a charge of battery of emergency room personnel.
Assumption
Sheriff Leland Falcon reported this arrest:
--Sarah Ann Scully, 47, Kentucky Street, Morgan City, was booked Dec. 4 on a charge of failure to appear in Assumption Parish on a count of possession of a Schedule II controlled dangerous substance, and on a Probation and Parole detainer.
Scully was previously arrested in Assumption Parish and as a result was ordered to appear in court on June 25. Scully failed to appear as ordered, resulting in a warrant being issued for her arrest.
Scully was arrested by the Morgan City Police Department and was released to the custody of the Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office on Dec. 4.
Scully was booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center and remains incarcerated with bond set at $726.50. She was ordered held without bond on the Probation and Parole violation.
Franklin
Chief Cedric Handy reported these arrests:
--Matthew Blanks, 43, Iberia Street, Franklin, was arrested at 4:46 p.m. Thursday on a warrant dated Nov. 20 alleging three counts of domestic abuse battery (child endangerment); a warrant dated Nov. 25 alleging aggravated battery; a warrant dated Nov. 26 alleging unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling and a warrant dated Dec. 3 alleging flight from an officer, six counts of stop sign violation, general speed law, reckless operation of a vehicle, no registration and insurance required.
Blanks was booked, processed and transported to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center.
--Kenneth Smith, 65, Weber Street, Franklin, was arrested at 11:06 p.m. Saturday on a warrant for 3rd Ward City Court alleging failure to appear on the charges of disturbing the peace (fighting) and remaining where forbidden. Smith was booked, processed and held on a $408 bond.
--Michael Bourgeois, 26, Seventh Street, Franklin, was arrested 1:21 a.m. Sunday on a warrant for 17th Judicial District Court alleging failure to appear on the charge of theft. Bourgeois was booked, processed, and held with no bond set at the time of press release.
--Reginald Layton, 45, Rod Lane, Baldwin, was arrested at 3:31 p.m. Sunday on charges of theft, two counts of resisting an officer and two counts of simple battery. Layton was booked, processed, and held on an $11,500.00 bond.
--Erin Hunt, 58, Wayne Street, New Iberia, was arrested at 1:49 p.m. Dec. 5 on charges of driving under the influence and disturbing the peace (intoxication). Hunt was booked, processed, and released on a $3,500 bond.
Scott Ramsey, an attorney for more than 50 years and a two-term St. Mary Parish councilman, died Saturday at age 75.
Visitation will be 9-11 a.m. Friday at Twin City Funeral Home in Morgan City. The funeral will follow at 11 a.m. Friday with Pastor Marty Harden officiating.
Ramsey, a New Orleans native, lived in Bayou Vista.
He was elected to represent that community on the Parish Council in 2015 and again in 2019. Already battling ill health, he decided not to run for a third term in2023. He was succeeded for the current term by David Hill.
Ramsey's survivors include his wife, Tammy Gaudet Ramsey, and their three children.
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