Houma Police News

A Theriot man remains in jail this morning in Terrebonne Parish, for stealing beer from a West Park Ave Store on Tuesday.

On 12-1-09 Houma Police Officers responded to Bryson's Mobile Mart at 8059 Park Avenue in West Houma reference to a shoplifting complaint.

Upon arrival officers learned that a white male suspect walked out of the store with a six pack of 16 oz cans of bud light beer without paying. The suspect was wearing a long fur coat and had the name “flip” tattooed on his fore arm. He walked out of the store with the six-pack under his coat.
The suspect left the area in a white four-door car with no windshield.

Officers later located the vehicle on Grand Caillou Road. The vehicle was stopped and the passenger was wearing a long fur coat. Officers also noticed inside the vehicle were (3) full 16 oz bud light beer cans. Officers addressed the passenger as flip and told him to exit the vehicle, which he did. The passenger then attempted to give officers a false name. Officers noticed the name flip tattooed on his right fore arm.

The passenger was identified as Phillip Brandon Dehart of 2895 bayou Dularge Road in Theriot . Officers then discovered that Mr. Dehart had three outstanding warrants for failure to appear on criminal mischief, failure to appear for disturbing the peace, and open alcohol beverage in vehicle.

He was arrested for the warrants, theft of goods for the shoplifting, and resisting an officer by giving a false name.

Now in connection with DeHart's arrest, police also booked the driver of the vehicle,
Robert D Malcolm III, of Des Allemands. Malcolm had five outstanding warrants for
simple burglary.

He was also charged with illegal possession of narcotics.

The five counts of simple burglary stemmed from an incident that occurred on June 03, 2005 where Malcolm allegedly burglarized five bread delivery trucks on New Orleans Blvd and stole various bread & cake items valued over $400.