St. Mary Parish Sheriff Blaise Smith advises that over the last 24-hour reporting period, the Sheriff's Office responded to 35 complaints and reports the following arrests:

Clifton James Escort Jr., 44, Pennsylvania, LA, was arrested on December 28, 2022, at 6:06 pm on four warrants for failure to appear on the following charges:

• Operating a vehicle while intoxicated
• Hit and run
• Possession of marijuana
• Possession of drug paraphernalia
• Possession of methamphetamine
• Resisting an officer with force or violence
• Obstruction of justice-tampering
• Possession of marijuana-more than 14 grams
• Resisting an officer
• Criminal neglect of family- 2 counts

Bail has not been set at this time.

All persons arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Public Information Officer

St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office