St. Mary Parish Sheriff Blaise Smith advises that over the last 72-hour reporting period, the Sheriff's Office responded to 113 complaints and reports the following arrests:

Michael Ray Walker, 33, 776 Parish Road 131, Franklin, LA, was arrested on August 28, 2020, at 12:16 pm for assault-simple and on two warrants for failure to appear on the following charges:

• general speed law
• operating a vehicle with an expired driver's license
• improper backing
• operating a vehicle without a driver's license on person
• improper turn
• failure to honor written promise to appear

 No bail has been set.

 

Juvenile Male, 14, Bayou L'Ourse, LA, was arrested on August 28, 2020, at 8:00 pm for runaway juvenile.  The juvenile male was released into the custody of a guardian pending juvenile court proceedings.

Chad Michael Menard, 41, Two Sisters Court, Bayou Vista, LA, was arrested on August 28, 2020, at 10:34 am for driving under suspension and turning movements/signals required. Menard was released on a summons to appear on November 2, 2020.

Juvenile Male, 17, Patterson, LA, was arrested on August 29, 2020, at 7:53 pm for two counts of illegal possession of stolen firearms.  The juvenile male was released into the custody of a guardian pending juvenile court proceedings.

Dylan Matherne, 24, 503 Highway 55, Montegut, LA, was arrested on August 29, 2020, at 7:22 pm for reckless operation w/accident. Matherne was released on a summons to appear on November 2, 2020.

Jami Marie Chappuis, 27, 307 West Madison Street, Broussard, LA, was arrested on August 29, 2020, at 10:50 pm for reckless operation w/accident and driving under suspension. Chappuis was released on a summons to appear on November 2, 2020.

Leonard Keith Johnson, 54, 2034 Sherwood Meadow Drive, Baton Rouge, LA, was arrested on August 30, 2020, at 4:54 am for possession of marijuana. Johnson was released on a summons to appear on November 2, 2020.

Jason Glen Driskill, 49, 2740 Casa Blanca Road, Patterson, LA, was arrested on August 30, 2020, at 11:14 pm on a warrant for theft-larceny. Driskill was released on a summons to appear on November 2, 2020.

 

K9 SECTION

 

Leslie Soloman, 63, 6019 Bayou Black Drive, Gibson, LA, was arrested on August 29, 2020, at 3:14 am on the following charges:

• possession of cocaine with intent to distribute
• possession of schedule II drug with intent to distribute- two counts
• possession of schedule I drug with intent to distribute
• possession of schedule IV drug with intent to distribute
• possession of schedule II drugs
• possession of marijuana
• possession of drug paraphernalia
• possession of firearm-felon
• possession of firearm in the presence of CDS
• possession or dealing in unregistered or illegally transferred weapon

A K9 deputy patrolling the area of Highway 182 in Amelia conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle and made contact with the driver and two passengers, one identified as Soloman. Through the investigation, K9 Duko was deployed to conduct an open-air sniff and showed a positive odor response on the vehicle.  Subsequently, drugs (cocaine, meth, crack cocaine, MDMA, Xanax, Hydrocodone, and marijuana) were located as well as drug paraphernalia.  A 12-gauge Stevens sawed-off shotgun was also located. It was learned that the drugs, drug paraphernalia, and shotgun all belonged to Soloman. Soloman was transported to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center for booking. Bail was set at $50,000.

 

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