Arrest Report- April 27, 2026

St. Mary Parish Sheriff Gary Driskell advises that over the last 72-hour reporting period, the Sheriff's Office responded to 194 complaints and reports the following arrests:

 

Silas Glent Vanhaverbeke, 22, Morgan City, LA, was arrested on April 24, 2026, at 7:03 am on the following charges:

• Reckless operation
• Hit and run
• Resisting arrest or officer
• Failure to report an accident
• Resisting an officer by giving false information

Vanhaverbeke was released on a $9,500 bond.

 

Brody James Guillory, 39, Opelousas, LA, was arrested on April 24, 2026, at 2:29 am on on a warrant for failure to appear. Bail has not been set at this time.

 

John Aucoin, 44, Bayou Vista, LA, was arrested on April 25, 2026, at 11:24 am for domestic abuse battery-aggravated assault.  Bail has not been set at this time.

 

Calvin Smith Singleton, 43, Morgan City, LA, was arrested on April 25, 2026, at 1:05 am for resisting an officer by giving false information and on a Patterson Police Department warrant.  Singleton is being held for another agency.

 

Dantraell Deon Benjamin, 31, Morgan City, LA, was arrested on April 25, 2026, at 7:19 pm on a Morgan City Police Department warrant for speeding. Benjamin is being held for another agency.

 

Cherie Ann Welch, 33, Baldwin, LA, was arrested on April 26, 2026, at 4:24 pm on the following charges:

• Assault-simple
• Disturbing the peace-intoxicated
• Self-mutilation
• Failure to appear warrant for simple criminal damage to property

Bail has not been set at this time.

 

Henry John Giroir III, 39, Bayou Vista, LA, was arrested on April 26, 2026, at 9:19 pm for domestic abuse battery. Bail has not been set at this time.

 

Lexi Lynn Martin, 27, Jeanerette, LA, was arrested on April 26, 2026, at 12:13 pm on a warrant for failure to appear for the charges of operating a vehicle with expired license plate, simple battery, and failure to maintain automobile liability insurance. Bail has not been set at this time.

 

Lenis Joseph Clements III, 37, Jeanerette, LA, was arrested on April 26, 2026, at 1:40 am on the following charges:

• Threatening a public official
• Simple battery of the infirmed
• Battery on a police officer
• Resisting arrest or officer
• Hate crime

Bail is not set at this time.

 

Cory James Pierce, 39, Franklin, LA, was arrested on April 25, 2026, at 9:15 pm on the following charges:

• taillights required
• possession of synthetic cannabinoids
• possession of drug paraphernalia
• driving under suspension
• protective order

Bail has not been set at this time.

 

Lt. David Spencer

Public Information Officer 

St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office