Another teen arrested for alleged role in fight videos
An 18-year-old Morgan City woman was the fourth person over 17 arrested in connection with videos of fights involving juveniles that were posted on YouTube, Morgan City Police Chief James Blair said in a news release.
Kayla M. Francise, 18, of Keith Street in Morgan City, was arrested at 12:17 p.m. Friday on a warrant charging her with disturbing the peace fighting.
Francise turned herself in to the Morgan City Police Department on a warrant stemming from the ongoing investigation of the several fight videos uploaded to YouTube, Blair said. All the videos have been removed from the website.
On Tuesday, Morgan City police announced that they issued warrants for 21 people, including 17 juveniles, believed to be involved in fights in the Morgan City area. There were no reports of injuries in the fights, police said.
Police recovered evidence of 14 different altercations. Of the 21 people allegedly involved, nine suspects received multiple counts of engaging in such activity.
Seven of the juveniles have been arrested in connection with the fighting videos, police said.
Three other adult suspects turned themselves in to the police department last week.
Dontre J. Parker, 19, of Levee Road in Morgan City, was arrested Thursday on a warrant charging him with disturbing the peace fighting.
Brodie D. Chapman, 38, of Louisiana Street in Morgan City, was arrested Wednesday on warrants charging him with contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile, disturbing the peace by loud obscene language and principal to disturbing the peace by fighting.
Theresa O. Coleman, 59, of Louisiana Street in Morgan City, was arrested Wednesday on warrants charging her with contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile, disturbing the peace by loud obscene language and principal to disturbing the peace by fighting.
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