St. Mary Parish Sheriff Blaise Smith announced that a St. Mary Parish Sheriffโs Office corrections deputy has been dismissed and criminally charged for an incident that occurred at the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center.
๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ, ๐๐, Jeanerette, LA, was arrested on August 25, 2022, at 3:52 pm for battery-simple and malfeasance in office. . On August 25, 2022, SMPSO detectives conducted an internal investigation of an incident in which Harris, a corrections deputy, entered a dorm and struck an inmate. . Harris was booked on the charges and terminated upon her arrest. . โI am disappointed in this deputyโs actions,โ said Chief Deputy Gary Driskell. โShe violated her training, the policies of the Sheriffโs Office, and the laws of the State of Louisiana. We hold the men and women of our agency to high standards of professional conduct, which means holding them accountable when they violate the boundaries of their authority.โ . Public Information Officer St. Mary Parish Sheriffโs Office