St. Mary Parish Sheriff Blaise Smith advises that over the last 24-hour reporting period, the Sheriff's Office responded to 29 complaints and reports the following arrests:

Damien Aurelius Hale, 33, Franklin, LA, was arrested on August 2, 2023, at 9:27 pm for assault-simple. Bail has not been set at this time.

Alton Michael Kemp Jr., 36, Franklin, LA, was arrested on August 2, 2023, at 4:23 pm on a warrant for failure to appear on the charge of criminal neglect of family. Bail was set at $61,949.65.

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

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St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office