Gray man caught with meth, booked on warrants

A 41-year-old Gray man was caught with methamphetamine Friday in Morgan City and also booked on several warrants including unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling, Morgan City Police Chief James Blair said in a news release.
—Bryan Wright, 41, of Ponderosa Street in Gray, was arrested at 6:26 a.m. Friday on the charges of possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of methamphetamine, violation of uniform controlled dangerous substance laws and on war-rants charging him with unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling, criminal damage to property, remaining where forbidden, Sixth Ward city court warrants for failure to appear on the charge of remaining where forbidden and failure to appear on the charge of resisting an officer, and a 32nd Judicial District Court warrant for probation violation.
Officers located Wright in the 600 block of Brashear Avenue when he was arrested on active arrest warrants held by the Morgan City Police Department, the 6th Ward Morgan City Court and the 32nd Judicial District Court.
Officers searched Wright and located suspected meth-amphetamine and drug paraphernalia, Blair said. The location of the incident was within the area of a local elementary school in violation of uniform controlled dangerous substance laws. Wright was jailed.
Blair reported the following arrests:
—Christopher J. Crochet, 26, of Belleview Drive in Morgan City, was arrested at 11:34 a.m. Friday on a warrant charging him with domestic abuse battery. Crochet turned himself in to the Morgan City Police Department on the active warrant. Crochet was jailed.
—Sierra R. Raymond, 27, of Marais Street in Jeanerette, was arrested at 2:24 p.m. Friday on a warrant charging her with simple battery. Raymond turned herself in to the Morgan City Police Department on an active warrant. Raymond was jailed.
—Aaron M. Dugas, 18, of Bayou Drive in Pierre Part, was arrested at 1:55 a.m. Saturday on the charges of underage DWI and careless operation of a motor vehicle.
A patrolling officer ob-served a vehicle on La. 70 near Greenwood Street spinning its tires and driving in a careless manner. A traffic stop was conducted and the driver identified as Dugas. While speaking with Dugas about the incident, Dugas appeared to be intoxicated.
Dugas submitted to the Intoxilyzer 5000 test and yielded a blood alcohol concentration of 0.107 grams-percent. Dugas was jailed.
—Travis J. Blanchard, 40, of Moon Street in Bayou Vista, was arrested at 2:01 a.m. Saturday on the charges of appearing in public in an intoxicated condition and resisting an officer.
An officer responded to a hotel on Roderick Street in regard to a subject sleeping in the grass near the front of the business. The officer arrived in the area and located Blanchard lying on the ground and he appeared to be sleeping.
The officer made contact with Blanchard, who appeared to be intoxicated. Blanchard was placed under arrest at which time he began to resist the officer. After a short struggle, Blanchard was handcuffed and jailed.
—Jamie E. Chaney, 32, of Bentley Drive in Baker, was arrested at 4:56 a.m. Saturday on the charges of disturbing the peace and possession of amphetamine.
Officers responded to the area of Sixth Street at Marguerite Street in regard to a disturbance involving two subjects yelling. Officers located Chaney, who was identified as one of the individuals involved in the disturbance. While speaking with officers, Chaney appeared to be intoxicated.
During a search of Chaney at the police department, officers located suspected methamphetamine. Chaney was jailed.
—Brennan J. Foreman, 23, of Susan Court in Morgan City, was arrested at 1:20 p.m. Saturday on the charge of probation violation.
Foreman was transported from the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office jail to the Morgan City Police Department on a warrant. Foreman was jailed.
—Frederick B. Fournet, 27, of Tallowood Street in Franklin, was arrested at 12:03 a.m. Sunday on the charges of window tint violation, possession of marijuana second offense, possession of drug paraphernalia and violation of uniform controlled dangerous substance laws.
—Jessica L. Daigle, 27, of Leona Street in Morgan City, was arrested at 12:03 a.m. Sunday on the charges of possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and violation of uniform controlled dangerous substance laws.
A patrolling officer ob-served a vehicle with illegal window tint in the area of Federal Avenue at Onstead Street. A traffic stop was conducted and the driver was identified as Fournet and the passenger as Daigle. Their behavior made the officer suspicious that they may be involved in illegal drug activity.
A search of the vehicle was conducted and the officer located suspected marijuana and drug paraphernalia. The location of the incident was within the area of a local elementary school in violation of uniform controlled dangerous substance laws. Fournet and Daigle were both jailed.
—Toby L. Ledet, 42, of South Railroad Avenue in Morgan City, was arrested at 4:32 p.m. Sunday on the charge of domestic abuse battery.
Officers responded to an address on South Railroad Avenue in regard to a domestic disturbance. Ledet, along with a person later identified as a victim of the incident, were located at the home. Officers observed signs of a battery on the victim. The victim also told officers that Ledet had struck the victim during an argument moments earlier. Ledet was jailed.
—Eduardo Zamorano, 23, of Laplaza Street in Brownsville, Texas, was arrested at 2:14 a.m. today on the charges of stopping or parking on a roadway, DWI, resisting an officer and no driver’s license.
A patrolling officer ob-served a vehicle stopped on the roadway of La. 182 at the intersection of Myrtle Street. The officer approached the vehicle and observed the driver of the vehicle, Zamorano, in the driver seat apparently sleeping.
Officers woke up Zamorano, who did not have a valid driver’s license, and he appeared to be intoxicated. Zamorano was placed under arrest, at which time he began to fight with officers. After a short struggle, he was jailed and refused further chemical testing for intoxication.
Patterson Police Chief Patrick LaSalle reported the following arrests:
—Louis Joseph Jackson Jr., 35, of the 100 block of Lydia Street in Patterson, was arrested at 2:16 a.m. Saturday on the charges of DWI first offense, open container and two headlights required. Jackson was jailed with no bail set yet.
—Roosevelt Grant Jr., 58, of the 400 block of Railroad Avenue in Patterson, was arrested at 9:06 p.m. Saturday on the charge of possession of marijuana. Grant was released on $2,000 bail.
—Lisa Ann Bourque, 39, of the 4100 block of Sherry Street in Sulphur, was arrested at 10:17 p.m. Sunday on the charges of speeding, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a Legend Drug without a prescription, possession of Schedule II drugs and two counts of possession of Schedule IV drugs. No bail is set.
—Carmel Triggs, 34, of the 800 block of Tall Timber Drive in Patterson, was arrested at 1:50 a.m. today on the charge of theft by shoplifting. Triggs was jailed with bail set at $427.
—Larry Lee Griffin, 58, of the 1700 block of Seyburn Street in Patterson, was arrested at 8:52 p.m. Saturday on the charges of possession of marijuana first offense, drug paraphernalia, introduction of contraband into a penal institution and loud music. Griffin was jailed with no bail set yet.
Berwick Police Chief James Richard reported the following arrests:
—Shelia Blanchard, 48, of Fairview Street in Morgan City, was arrested at 2:01 p.m. Saturday on the charge of theft by shoplifting. Blanchard was released on $300 bail.
—Shannon Owens, 38, of Cremo Lane in Patterson, was arrested at 2:01 p.m. Saturday on the charge of theft by shoplifting. Owens was released on $300 bail.