Two women jailed after fight at convenience store

Two Morgan City women were charged with fighting this morning after police responded to a report of an altercation at a convenience store, Morgan City Assistant Police Chief Mark Griffin Jr. said in a news release.
—Lia K. Lipari, 39, of Morgan City, was arrested at 5:12 a.m. today on the charge of disturbing the peace by fighting.
—Scarlett Burkart, 33, of First Street in Morgan City, was arrested at 5:12 a.m. today on the charge of disturbing the peace by fighting.
Officers responded to a La. 182 convenience store in regards to a fight. Officers learned Lipari and Burkart had been involved in a verbal dispute that led to a physical altercation, Griffin said. The confrontation caused customers to alert store employees who then reported the incident to the Morgan City Police Department. Burkart and Lipari were both jailed.
Griffin reported the following arrests:
—George E. Patin Jr., 52, of La. 182 in Morgan City, at 11:20 a.m. Monday on warrants for failure to appear on the charge of no driver’s license, failure to appear on the charge of disturbing the peace by fighting, failure to appear on the charge of open container and failure to appear on the charge of improper display of a license plate.
Patin was located at a La. 182 apartment complex and jailed.
—Leeroy E. Guilliot, 34, of Belle Rose, at 11:56 a.m. Monday on an Assumption Parish warrant on the charge of driving while intoxicated first offense.
Guilliot was located at the Morgan City Police Department and placed under arrest on an outstanding warrant for Assumption Parish authorities. He was jailed.
—Gerard D. Deshotel, 44, of La. 182 in Morgan City, at 9:46 p.m. Monday on a warrant for the charge of issuing worthless checks and a St. Mary Parish warrant for failure to appear on the charge of disturbing the peace by fighting.
Officers located Deshotel at a La. 182 apartment complex and placed him under arrest on an outstanding warrant dated 1996 accusing Deshotel of issuing worthless checks in the amount of $38.98 to a local business, Griffin said. Deshotel was also found to be wanted on an outstanding warrant for the Sixteenth Judicial District Court for failure to appear in court. He was jailed.
—Robert J. Gussman III, 20, of Gen. MacArthur Street in Morgan City, at 3:51 a.m. today on the charge of hit and run driving.
—Ambria A. Vidos, 18, of Village Lane in Morgan City, at 3:52 a.m. today on the charge of principal to hit and run driving.
Officers responded to a hit and run vehicle crash that was reported at a local business located on La. 182. Officers learned that a vehicle had struck another in the parking lot and had fled the scene. During the investigation, officers located the suspect vehicle along with the suspected driver, Gussman, and a passenger, Vidos.
Officers questioned the pair regarding their involvement in the vehicle crash, but both denied involvement and refused to cooperate, Griffin said. Vidos attempted to impede the investigation by providing false information, Griffin said. However, when confronted with other evidence, she admitted to officers that she was indeed a passenger in the vehicle, Griffin said. Gussman and Vidos were both jailed.
—Erick J. Billiot, 24, of Arenz Street in Morgan City, at 4:21 a.m. Saturday on the charge of theft of goods (value $4.99).
Officers were dispatched to a La. 182 convenience store in regards to a shoplifter. Officers were advised that the subject was attempting to leave the store in a vehicle and were provided a description. Officers located a vehicle attempting to leave the scene and detained the vehicle and its driver, Billiot.
During the investigation, officers learned that Billiot had attempted to conceal and commit theft of an energy drink, Griffin said. When confronted, Billiot offered to pay the clerk $30 if she refrained from contacting police officers, Griffin said. Billiot was positively identified by video evidence and witness statements and was jailed.
—Steven J. Easton, 35, of Carencro, at 9:09 a.m. Saturday on the charge of possession of Schedule I marijuana, and failure to drive right lane on a multi-lane roadway.
An officer patrolling the U.S. 90 area in Morgan City observed a vehicle traveling in the left lane of a multi-lane roadway. The vehicle, which was not in a passing maneuver, was stopped and the driver was identified as Easton, Griffin said. Officers questioned Easton and a narcotics canine was utilized near the exterior of the suspects’ vehicle, Griffin said. The narcotics K9 unit indicated a response for the presence of illegal substances leading to a search of the vehicle. Officers were able to locate suspected marijuana inside the suspect’s vehicle, Griffin said. Easton was jailed.
—Jeremy R. Jennings, 31, of Halsey Street in Morgan City, at 10:41 a.m. Saturday on the charge of disturbing the peace.
Officers were dispatched to a Halsey Street apartment in regards to a disturbance. Officers located Jennings outside the apartment. Jennings was observed and heard to be yelling vulgarities and abusive language, which caused people inside other apartments to investigate, Griffin said.
As officers attempted to investigate the disturbance, Jennings continued his behavior and refused to cooperate with officers requests to cease. He was jailed.
—Julie A. Campos, 42, of Morgan City, at 6:44 p.m. Saturday on the charge of appearing intoxicated in public.
Officers dispatched to the area of Federal Avenue in regards to an intoxicated person located Campos walking in the street screaming, Griffin said. Campos, who appeared highly intoxicated, was jailed.
—Bridget A. Jankowski, 36, of Egle Street in Morgan City, at 11:55 a.m. Sunday on the charges of careless operation and operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
Officers responded to a vehicle crash near the intersection of Federal Avenue and Aucoin Street. During the investigation, Jankwoski was identified as the driver of a vehicle involved. According to witnesses, Jankowski made an improper turning motion, striking another vehicle, Griffin said. Jankowski refused a field sobriety test, Griffin said. She was given an opportunity to submit to an Intoxilyzer 5000 test, but she again refused, Griffin said. She was jailed.
—Rhondal Butler, 28, of Patterson, at 6:04 p.m. Sunday on a warrant for failure to appear on the charge of disturbing the peace.
—Tradasha Brooks, 19, of Ciro Street in Morgan City, at 6:11 p.m. Sunday on the charge of disturbing the peace by fighting.
—Shailon Favors, 21, of Patterson, at 6:11 p.m. Sunday on the charge of disturbing the peace by fighting.
—Kedesha Scott, 20, of Fifth Street in Morgan City, at 7:31 p.m. Sunday on the charge of disturbing the peace by fighting.
Officers were dispatched to the area of Everett and Sixth streets regarding a fight involving several people. Officers learned that the people involved in the fight had fled the scene. Investigating officers were able to locate several suspects and with the help of witness statements, identified the people involved.
Scott, Favors and Brooks were identified as suspects, Griffin said. They were all jailed.
—Leroy Verrett, 48, of Belanger Street in Morgan City, at 12:49 a.m. Monday on the charge of domestic abuse battery.
—Cheryl Verrett, 44, of Belanger Street in Morgan City, at 12:49 a.m. Monday on the charge of domestic abuse battery.
—Michele Blanchard, 23, of Belanger Street in Morgan City, at 1:40 a.m. Monday on the charge of domestic abuse battery.
Officers were dispatched to a Belanger Street residence regarding a disturbance. During the investigation, officers learned that Cheryl Verrett, Leroy Verrett and Blanchard had been involved in an altercation causing minor injuries to those involved, Griffin said. All three were jailed.
St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert reported responding to 32 complaints in the parish and reported the following arrest relating to east St. Mary Parish:
—Shawn Gaskins, 34, of the 100 block of Friendship Alley in Amelia, was additionally charged on a warrant for failure to appear on the charge of possession of marijuana at 10:36 a.m. Monday. Gaskins was booked into the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center on other charges. During the booking process, a deputy located an active warrant for Gaskins arrest. He remains jailed with no bail set. Gaskins was charged Sunday with resisting an officer, possession of Schedule II drugs and misrepresentation during booking. He was accused of providing deputies a false name.
Patterson Police Chief Patrick LaSalle reported the following arrests:
—Alexis L. Johnson, 23, of the 2100 block of Becnel Street in Franklin, was arrested 6:07 a.m. Monday on the charges of no driver’s license, expired license plate and two headlights required. Johnson was released on $557 bail.
—Jarrett Babineaux, 28, of the 300 block of Myrtle Street in Patterson, at 5:52 p.m. Friday on the charge of introduction of contraband into a penal institution. Babineaux was jailed with no bail set.
—Michael Hughes Jr., 34, of the 100 block of Rayne Court in Morgan City, at 7:55 p.m. Saturday on the charges of speeding 41 mph in a 25 mph zone and driving under the influence. Hughes was jailed with no bail set.
—Artha Williams, 64, of the 200 block of Bernie Lane in Patterson, at 9:02 p.m. Sunday on the charge of driving while intoxicated, failure to dim headlights and open container in vehicle. Williams was jailed with no bail set.
Berwick Police Chief James Richard reported the following arrests:
—Kimberly Harris, 42, of Morgan City, at 12:31 p.m. Saturday on the charge of theft by shoplifting. She was jailed with bail set at $450.
—Kerin Blanchard, 53, of Chauvin, at 4:44 p.m. Sunday on the charge of disturbing the peace by alarming the public. Blanchard was jailed with bail set at $175.

This story was written by Zachary Fitzgerald of The Daily Review staff. Reach him at zfitzgerald@daily-review.com