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Arrest Report- December 10, 2021

12/10/2021

St. Mary Parish Sheriff Blaise Smith advises that over the last 24-hour reporting period, the Sheriff's Office responded to 26 complaints and reports the following arrests:

 

Bryson Shane Gaspard, 21, Baldwin, LA, was arrested on December 9, 2021, at 10:36 am for possession of THC wax and possession of drug paraphernalia. Bail was set at $3,500.

 

Juvenile Male, 16, Baldwin, LA, was arrested on December 9, 2021, at 12:27 pm for battery-simple and assault on a school teacher. The juvenile male was released into the custody of a guardian pending juvenile court proceedings.

 

Derrick Lee John Williams Jr., 20, Lafayette, LA, was arrested on December 9, 2021, at 4:15 pm on a warrant for attempted first degree murder. Williams also held a warrant for battery of a dating partner and criminal damage to property-attempted.


On November 21, at 12:29 am, deputies responded to a residence on Saturn Road in Bayou Vista after a 911 call of a subject that had been wounded. Upon arrival, deputies discovered a local woman who was wounded by a gunshot.


Detectives were brought in and through the investigation, Derreck Lee John Williams Jr., 20, of Lafayette, LA, was developed as the suspect. Detectives also learned that Williams took the 1-year-old toddler from the residence and fled the scene. A level II Endangered Missing Child Advisory was issued by the Louisiana State Police.


Sometime later, the toddler was found to be safe.


On Thursday, December 9, 2021, U.S. Marshals located Williams in New Iberia and arrested him on the SMPSO warrant for attempted 1st degree murder. Williams was booked into the Iberia Parish Jail and subsequently transported to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center for booking. Bail was set at $1,050,000.


The investigation is ongoing and no further details are available at this time.


Sheriff Blaise Smith and the Investigations Division of the SMPSO would like to thank the U.S. Marshal's Office, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office, and the Louisiana State Police for their assistance in this investigation.

 

Alicia Kelly Bertrand, 37, Patterson, LA, was arrested on December 9, 2021, at 6:54 pm for theft. Bertrand was released on a summons to appear on March 17, 2022.

 

Jondre Jaman Wesley, 38, Franklin, LA, was arrested on December 9, 2021, at 7:18 pm on a warrant for failure to appear on the charge criminal neglect of family. Bail was set at $500.

 


Public Information Officer
St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office
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