The Franklin Police Department responded to 3 complaints over the past 24 hours and made the following arrests:
Ashlee Miller, 42, of Pine St., Franklin, LA, while incarcerated at the Franklin Police Department, was arrested on August 14, 2023, at 12:59 PM, on a warrant for the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office for battery of a dating partner. Miller was booked, processed, and held with no bond set at the time of press release.
A Grand Jury from the 16th Judicial District of St. Mary Parish issued indictments for a 2007 Franklin Police Department cold case. The following two (2) arrests stem from that incident.
Roderick Phillips, 34, of Kingsley Dr., Pearland, TX, turned himself in on August 14, 2023, at 11:42 AM, on a warrant for indictment for aggravated rape. Phillips was booked, processed, and released on a $250,000.00 bond.
Tajh Mathews, 33, of Tiger Pointe Dr., Baton Rouge, LA, turned himself in on August 14, 2023, at 3:07 PM, on a warrant for indictment for aggravated rape. Mathews was booked, processed, and released on a $250,000.00 bond.
Additional arrests are pending.