St. Mary Parish Sheriff Blaise Smith advises that over the last 96-hour reporting period, the Sheriff's Office responded to 132 complaints and reports the following arrests:

 

Bobby Joe Aucoin, 34, Morgan City, LA, was arrested on May 26, 2023, at 2:34 pm for reckless operation-no accident and criminal mischief-tampering with property. Aucoin was released on a $1,000 bond.

 

Kenneth Michael Smith, 62, Morgan City, LA, was arrested on May 28, 2023, at 4:14 pm on several warrants through different agencies:

• Hit and run
• Reckless operation-no accident
• No seat belt
• Proper equipment required on vehicle
• Failure to report accident

Smith was released on a $5,500 bond.

 

 

Candice Nicole Ashley, 33, Ricohoc, LA, was arrested on May 29, 2023, at 11:15 pm on several warrants through different agencies:

• Failure/owner to secure registration
• No child restraint
• Driving under suspension
• No insurance
• Expired or no inspection sticker
• Failure to appear: interference with the custody of a child
• MCPD warrant: hit and run, criminal damage to property

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