St. Mary Sheriff's Office - 9/17

Date: September 17, 2009

The St. Mary Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Force reports the following arrests:

Beverly Boyd 21 yoa of 305 Lawrence St., Morgan City and Germany D. Broussard 29 yoa of 400 Garber St., Morgan City were arrested on 9-16-2009 at 3:05 pm for Possession of Marijuana and Possession of CDS in the Presence of a Juvenile with Boyd also being charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Agents of the Narcotics Task Force executed a search warrant at 311 Garber St in Morgan City. During a search of the residence Agents located Marijuana and Drug Paraphernalia in the residence. After investigation the above two suspects were placed under arrest and booked into the parish jail with no bond at this time.

Date: September 17, 2009

According to Sheriff David Naquin during the last 24 hours the Sheriff’s Office responded to 30 complaints and reports the following arrests:

Christopher Newsom 24 yoa of 106 Southeast Blvd., Bayou Vista was arrested on 9-16-2009 at 3:36 pm for Theft over $500.00. Deputy was called to Wal-mart in Bayou Vista in reference to an employee theft. Upon Deputy’s arrival he was advised by store security that above employee was a suspect in the theft of money and merchandise. After investigation above suspect was placed under arrest and booked into the parish jail with no bond at this time.

Cody P. Thibodeaux 19 yoa of 246 Robin St., Morgan City was arrested on 9-16-2009 at 8:46 pm on a warrant for Failure to Comply with Terms and Conditions of Drug Court. Agents were patrolling the Canary St. in Morgan City, when above suspect was located walking down the street. Agents had knowledge of a warrant for suspect’s arrest. Suspect was placed under arrest and booked into the parish jail with no bond at this time.

Moises Tovar 38 yoa of 115 West Side Lane, Amelia was arrested on 9-16-2009 at 8:33 pm for Reckless Operation and Driving without Lawful Presence in the U. S… Deputy was patrolling the Amelia area, when he observed suspect vehicle driving in an erratic manner and conducted a traffic stop. During investigation it was learned that suspect was illegally in the country. After investigation suspect was placed under arrest and booked into the parish jail with no bond at this time.

Dale F. Uzzo 53 yoa of 112 Faith St. Morgan City and Rene Cothorn 45 yoa of 439 Court St., Morgan City were arrested on 9-17-2009 at 12:20 am with Uzzo being charged with DWI 2nd, Reckless Operation, Open Alcoholic Container and Distribution of Xanax and with Cothorn being charged with Possession of Xanax and Open Alcoholic Container. Deputy observed Uzzo pull into the Waffle House parking lot in an erratic manner and exited her vehicle having to hold onto vehicles to walk. Deputy confronted Uzzo and observed an odor of alcoholic beverage upon her person. During investigation it was learned that suspect had also taken medication before driving. Deputy conducted a search of vehicle and located several open containers of alcoholic beverage in the vehicle. Deputy also conducted investigation with Cothorn a passenger in the vehicle. During a search of his person a pill bottle was located that belong to Uzzo on his person that he advised was given to him. After investigation both suspects were placed under arrest with Uzzo being taken to the Berwick Police Department to run on the Intoxilyzer 5000. Suspect had a test result of .62g%. Suspect refused to give a urine Sample so she could be tested for Narcotics. Both suspects were booked into the parish jail with no bond at this time.