St. Mary Sheriff's Office

Date: December 4, 2008

According to Sheriff David Naquin during the last 24 hours the Sheriff’s Office responded to 45 complaints and reports the following arrests:

Hadley J. Chapman 17 yoa of 908 Magnolia St., Franklin was arrested on 12-3-2008 at 8:36 am for Hit and Run Driving. Suspect came into the Sheriff’s Office after it was learned that he was a suspect in a hit and run accident. After investigation suspect was placed under arrest and issued a summons to appear in court on 3-13-2009.

Curtis A. Richard 31 yoa of 210 Glenwood St., Morgan City was arrested on 12-3-2008 at 7:58 am on five warrants for Failure to Comply with Terms and Conditions of Drug Court. Suspect was located at his residence, placed under arrest and booked into the parish jail with a $500,000.00 bond at this time.

Anthony J. Beard 32 yoa of 1002 Marshall St., Morgan City was arrested on 12-3-2008 at 11:50 am on three warrants for Failure to Comply with Terms and Conditions of Drug Court. Suspect was located in the Bayou Vista area, placed under arrest and booked into the parish jail with a $300,000.00 bond at this time.

On 12-3-2008 at 5:54 pm a Juvenile Male 15 yoa was arrested for Possession of a Firearm in a School Free Zone and Possession of a Firearm by a Juvenile. Deputy was investigating an incident into juvenile bring a gun on school campus. Deputy went to juvenile’s residence in Charenton and spoke with a guardian about the incident. During investigation suspect school bag was located at the residence and a search of bag was conducted and a small caliber handgun was retrieved. After investigation Juvenile was placed under arrest, processed and released to guardian pending juvenile court proceedings.

Fernandez E. Lopez 28 yoa of 112 Calhoun St., Amelia was arrested on 12-4-2008 at 2:16 am for Remaining Where Forbidden. Deputy was called to the Amelia Belle Casino in reference to removing a subject. Upon Deputy’s arrival it was learned from security that suspect had been advised on previous occasions not to return to the Casino. Suspect was placed under arrest and issued a summons to appear in court on 3-13-2009.

The St. Mary Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Force, consisting of St. Mary Sheriff Dept., Morgan City Police Dept., Patterson Police Department Franklin Police Dept., Baldwin Police Dept., Berwick Police Dept., and Chitimacha Police Dept., report the following arrests:

Charles Elmore 33 yoa of 104 Eleventh St., Morgan City was arrested on 12-4-2008 at 12:15 am Obstruction of Justice, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and three warrants for Failure to Appear on Traffic charges. Agents of the Narcotics Task Force were patrolling Brownell Homes in Morgan City when they observed suspect walking on Canary St drinking a beer. Upon Agents approaching suspect an odor of marijuana was detected and suspect was observed smoking a hand rolled cigarette. Upon suspect observing Agents he swallowed the cigarette and began to quickly consume the alcohol, then throwing the bottle to the ground. During investigation it was learned of warrants for suspect’s arrest. Suspect was placed under arrest and booked into the parish jail with no bond at this time.