Amelia man accused of threatening woman

A 30-year-old Amelia man was charged with assault Thursday after making threats against the woman’s life during an argument, St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert said in a news release.
—Fredy Guillermo Ramos-Rodriguez, 30, of Village Lane in Amelia, was arrested at 10:09 p.m. Thursday on the charges of simple assault and resisting an officer.
A deputy was dispatched to a home in Amelia in reference to a report of a person yelling. The deputy identified the person as Rodriguez. When Rodriguez saw the deputy, he fled. The deputy pursued Rodriguez and detained him a short time later.
During the subsequent investigation, the deputy collected evidence that Rodriguez was engaged in an argument with a woman when he raised his hand to her and made threatening remarks against her life. Rodriguez was jailed with bail set at $3,500.
Hebert reported responding to 28 complaints in the parish and reported the following arrest relating to east St. Mary Parish:
—Jason Derouen, 36, of Juanita Street in New Iberia, was arrested at 12:21 a.m. Friday on the charges of reckless operation of a vehicle, driving with a suspended license and possession of Vyvanse.
A deputy patrolling U.S. 90 in the Ricohoc area observed a motorcycle traveling at 103 mph in a 70 mph zone. Another deputy intercepted the driver near La. 83 and conducted a traffic stop. The deputy spoke with the driver, identified as Derouen, and found that he was operating the vehicle with a suspended driver’s license.
The deputy received consent to search Derouen and located two Vyvanse pills. Derouen was unable to provide a prescription for the drugs. Derouen was jailed with no bail set.
Morgan City Police Chief James Blair reported the following arrests:
—Floyd Malveaux Jr., 35, of Trevino Street in Berwick, was arrested at 10:57 p.m. Thursday on the charges of possession of cocaine, violation of uniform controlled dangerous substance law-drug free zone and expired license plate.
Narcotics division detectives were on patrol in the area of Pecos and Patton streets when they saw a vehicle with an expired license plate and stopped the vehicle. The driver was identified as Malveaux. While speaking to Malveaux, one of the officers noticed three pieces of suspected crack cocaine on the driver side floor board of the vehicle.
Malveaux was jailed. The area of the traffic stop was within 2,000 feet of an elementary school, a drug free zone.
—Burkin Dupre, 31, of Cross Road in Morgan City, was arrested at 10:37 a.m. Thursday on a warrant charging him with two counts of probation violation and on a warrant charging him with failure to pay a fine for possession of marijuana.
Dupre was located at a home on Fifth Street. Dupre was found to have active warrants through City Court. Dupre was jailed.
—Gersson S. Viniegra, 32, of Main Street in Patterson, was arrested at 12:22 a.m. Friday on a warrant charging him with failure to pay probation fees.
Viniegra was located at a hotel on Roderick Street. Viniegra was found to have a warrant for his arrest through City Court. Viniegra was jailed.
Berwick Police Chief James Richard reported the following arrest:
—Lydia Cruz, 31, of Morgan City, was arrested at 3:20 p.m. Thursday on the charges of driving under suspension, no proof of insurance, two tail lamps required and license plate required. Cruz was released on $1,750 bail.
Patterson Police Chief Patrick LaSalle reported no arrests.