St. Mary Sheriff's Office 4/23

Christopher Howard 26 yoa of 1016 Cypremort Road, Jeanerette was arrested on 4-22-2009 at 10:55 am on a warrant for Failure to Appear on the charge of Simple Criminal Trespass. Suspect turned himself into the Sheriff’s Office after learning of a warrant for his arrest. Suspect was placed under arrest and booked into the parish jail with a $1500.00 bond and was later released.

Shelita M. Francois 21 yoa of 531 Orange St., Morgan City and Demetria L. Johnson 30 yoa of 1702 Donna Dr., Franklin were arrested on 4-22-2009 at 2:56 pm for Theft over $500.00 with Johnson also being charged with a warrant for Issuing Worthless Checks. Deputy was called to Wal-mart in Bayou Vista in reference to Security conducting investigation into Employee Thefts. During investigation it was learned that suspects were taking money from registers and allowing other suspects to leave the store without paying for items. After investigation above suspects were placed under arrest and booked into the parish jail with a $3000.00 bond and were later released.

Faith Babin 25 yoa of 117 Hileah Ave., Houma La., Joshua P. Lebeouf 27 yoa of 300 Jane Ave., Houma, La. and Beau P. Hebert 28 yoa of 1205 Lafayette St., Houma, La. were arrested on 4-22-2009 at 7:01 pm with Babin being charged with Possession of Marijuana 1st and Possession of Paraphernalia, Leboeuf being charged with Possession of Marijuana 2nd, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Possession of Loritab with Intent to Distribute and Hebert being charged with Possession of Marijuana 3rd, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Speeding 64mph in a 55 mph zone and Loud Music Prohibited. Deputy was patrolling Hwy 90 in the Berwick area, when he conducted a traffic stop. During investigation consent to search vehicle was obtained with Deputy locating a small amount of marijuana, several bottles of Loritab and drug paraphernalia. After investigation above suspects were placed under arrest with Babin being released on a summons to appear in court on 6-26-2009 and Hebert and Lebeouf being booked into the parish jail with no bond at this time.

Kip J. Gaspard 44 yoa of 1219 Hwy 70 Lot B, Belle River was arrested on 4-23-2009 at 12:11 am for Disturbing the Peace, two counts of Criminal Damage to Property, two counts of Resisting an Officer, Public Intimidation and a warrant for St. Martin Parish for Second Degree Battery Domestic. Deputy was called to the Oasis Lounge in Amelia in reference to a Disturbance. Upon Deputy’s arrival above suspect was observed outside yelling causing a disturbance. Deputy Detained suspect while he conducted his investigation. During investigation it was learned from bar maid that suspect was being loud and causing a disturbance in the lounge and was asked to leave. Suspect continued to cause disturbance till Deputy arrived. During investigation it was learned of a warrant for suspect’s arrest. Suspect was placed under arrest and began to resist Deputy. While enroute to jail suspect began making threats and started kicking window and screen on unit causing damage. Upon arrival at the jail suspect again resisted Deputies. Suspect was booked into the parish jail on above charges with no bond at this time.

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:

Grayson Jackson 60 yoa and Pernell G. Smith 23 yoa both of 1205 James St., Morgan City were arrested on 4-22-2009 at 7:31 pm for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Agents were patrolling James St. when they observed suspect vehicle parked headed the opposite way on roadway with two subjects in the vehicle and another standing outside. Agents conducted an investigative stop and upon making contact with suspect standing outside of vehicle located drug paraphernalia on his person. Agents also received consent to search the vehicle from driver of vehicle at which time Agents located drug paraphernalia on the passenger side door compartment. After investigation above suspects were placed under arrest and issued a summons to appear in court on 6-26-2009.