Sheriff's deputies report arrests in drug-related cases

(Editor’s note: The charges listed here and the narratives that go with them are provided by the police agencies that made the arrests. Guilt or innocence has not been determined in court.)

St. Mary Parish sheriff’s deputies reported Tuesday arrests on drug charges and for failure to appear to answer drug charges.

St. Mary

Sheriff Blaise Smith reported that over the last 24-hour reporting period, the Sheriff’s Office responded to 32 complaints and made these arrests:

—Bernard Haynes Davis, Jr., 24, Franklin, was arrested at 2:07 p.m. Tuesday on a warrant alleging failure to appear on charges of possession with intent to distribute marijuana or synthetic cannabinoids, possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting an officer, improper lane usage and operating a vehicle without a driver’s license.

Davis was released on a $30,000 bond.

—Ernest Dugas Jr., 66, Jeanerette, was arrested at 5:28 p.m. Tuesday on a warrant alleging failure to appear on the charge of issuing worthless checks. Bail has not been set.

—Sirrice Thomas Johnson Jr., 49, Baldwin, was arrested at 10:57 p.m. Tuesday on charges of bicycle equipment required for night operation, resisting an officer by giving false information, possession with intent to distribute a Schedule II drug and introduction of contraband into a penal institution, and on a warrant alleging failure to appear on the charges of theft and criminal trespassing.

Bail was set at $25,500.

Morgan City

Police Chief James F. Blair reported that the Morgan City Police Department responded to 36 calls for service over the last 24-hour reporting period and made this arrest:

—Bethany Nicole Mecom, 29, Lucy Street, was arrested at 10:43 a.m. Tuesday on a charge of failure to appear to pay fines (two counts, 6th Ward Morgan City Court).