St. Mary Parish Sheriff Blaise Smith advises that over the last 24-hour reporting period, the Sheriff's Office responded to 31 complaints and reports the following arrests:

Tyren Authement, 21, Houma, LA, was arrested on July 18, 2023, at 11:58 pm on the following charges:

• Illegal possession of stolen firearm
• Possession of heroin with intent to distribute
• Possession of firearm-felon
• Transactions involving drug proceeds
• Possession of drug paraphernalia
• Possession of firearm in the presence of CDS

Authement held a Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office warrant for possession of firearm-felon and attempted second-degree murder.

On Tuesday, July 18, 2023, the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office and the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office were working together on a case and were conducting surveillance on Authement. They contacted detectives with the St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office with information that Authement was traveling towards St. Mary Parish and provided a vehicle description.

A short time later, a patrol deputy observed a vehicle matching the description and conducted a traffic stop. The deputy made contact with a passenger and the driver, who was identified as Authement.

Detectives with the SMPSO, LPSO, and TPSO worked together on the traffic stop and obtained a search warrant for the vehicle. Through the search, firearms, drugs, and money were seized. Authement was transported to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center for booking.

Bail has not yet been set on the St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office charges and a hold has been placed on Authement by the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office.

SMPSO detectives would like to recognize the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office and the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office for the collaborative effort leading to this arrest.

 

Hunter James Trahan, 22, Franklin, LA, was arrested on July 18, 2023, at 2:40 pm on the following charges:

• Reckless operation with accident
• No insurance
• Open container
• Failure to report accident
• Hit and run

Bail has not been set at this time.

 

Lateachis Shavon Washington, 34, Morgan City, LA, was arrested on July 18, 2023, at 3:00 pm on a warrant for failure to appear on the charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, speeding, and reckless operation of a vehicle. Washington was released on a $3,000 bond.

 

John Joseph Brunet, 33, Morgan City, LA, was arrested on July 18, 2023, at 6:25 pm on a warrant for failure to appear on the charge of hit and run. Brunet was released on his own recognizance.

 

Felicia Margaret Young, 51, Morgan City, LA, was arrested on July 18, 2023, at 7:40 pm on a warrant for failure to appear on the charge of domestic abuse-aggravated assault. Bail was set at $8,000.

 

 

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

 

Public Information Officer

St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office