Last two suspects plead in Dec. 2014 robbery, attack

The final two of five suspects have entered plea deals in connection with a December 2014 robbery and attack on a man in Morgan City, according to St. Mary Parish clerk of court records.
Jesus Munoz Perez, 32, of Morgan City, and Ossiel Munoz Perez, 30, of Houma, both pleaded Dec. 7 to the charge of aggravated second-degree battery in the case, and, on the motion of Assistant District Attorney Brady Holtzclaw, Judge Paul deMahy dismissed the remaining charges.
But Holtzclaw stated the district attorney will still seek restitution for the victim on the dismissed charges.
Both defendants had originally faced charges of attempted first-degree murder, armed robbery and aggravated burglary in connection with a Dec. 14, 2014, incident.
Jesus Perez and Ossiel Perez are set to be sentenced Feb. 24.
Mariah Ann Grimes, 23, of Morgan City, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit aggravated burglary.
Geronimo Ramirez Martinez, 30, pleaded guilty Nov. 23, 2015, to the charge of accessory after the fact to aggravated second-degree battery. Zenen Vasquez-Chavez, 26, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit aggravated burglary.
According to an affidavit, the victim told police that on Dec. 13, he met Grimes at Cajun Country Lounge and told her that he sold his mobile home for $4,500, the affidavit said.
Grimes was already familiar with the location of the victim’s home, but she asked him for the address again, the affidavit stated. The victim left the lounge and went home. Early the next morning, he heard a loud knocking on his door, and the woman on the other side identified herself as Grimes, the affidavit said.
The victim didn’t open the door. But someone forced the door open, and six men entered the home, the affidavit said. The victim then fled to the rear of the home. The suspects stated that they were going to kill him and were demanding the money, the affidavit said. One suspect was armed with a pocket knife and another had a four-way lug wrench, according to the affidavit.
The suspects attacked the man so he gave up the location of the money, at which time the suspects took the money and left, the affidavit said. The victim stated that the suspects stole about $3,000 during the incident.
The victim suffered numerous lacerations throughout his body as a result of the attack, the affidavit said.