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:

 

Rodney Nixon Bowie Jr., 44, Franklin, LA, was arrested on April 18, 2022, at 1:47 pm on three warrants for failure to appear on the charges of criminal neglect of family, possession of schedule I (heroin) possession of schedule II (meth) resisting an officer by providing false information, and speeding. Bail was set at $3,902.17.

 

David Bennet Luke, 54, Franklin, LA, was arrested on April 18, 2022, at 11:17 pm for domestic abuse battery. Bail has not been set.

 

Juvenile Male, 16, Bayou Vista, LA, was arrested on April 18, 2022, at 11:55 pm for ungovernable juvenile. The juvenile male was released into the custody of a guardian pending juvenile court proceedings.

 

Quintin Dewayne Douglas, 30, Franklin, LA, was arrested on April 18, 2022, at 12:42 pm on three warrants for failure to appear on the following charges:

• Possession of marijuana
• Texting while driving
• Failing to honor a written promise to appear
• Speeding
• Operating a vehicle while license is suspended/revoked/canceled
• Failure to stop/yield at stop sign

Bail was set at $900

 

Public Information Officer
St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office