St. Mary Parish Sheriff Gary Driskell advises that over the last 96-hour reporting period, the Sheriff’s Office responded to 195 complaints and reports the following arrests:
Mario Jermaine Harris Sr., 44, Franklin, LA, was arrested on August 21, 2025, at 8:07 am on the following charges:
Possession of marijuana
Possession of drug paraphernalia
Illegal possession of a firearm by convicted felon
Possession of CDS in a drug-free zone
speeding
Bail was set at $65,250.
Jerral Wade Prestenbach, 36, Patterson, LA, was arrested on August 21, 2025, at 2:48 pm for disturbing the peace-intoxicated. Bail was set at $750.
Ashley Marie Schildwachter, 33, Patterson, LA, was arrested on August 21, 2025, at 3:30 pm on a warrant for bigamy. Bail was set at $5,000.
Michael Paul Lovell, 57, Morgan City, LA, was arrested on August 23, 2025, at 3:08 am for driving while intoxicated. Bail was set at $11,000.
Selvin B. Lopez-Villanueva, 31, Morgan City, LA, was arrested on August 23, 2025, at 4:30 am for driving while intoxicated and driver must be licensed. Lopez-Villanueva was released on a $2,750 bond.
George Lane Torres, 34, Bayou Vista, LA, was arrested on August 23, 2025, at 10:00 am for the following charges:
obstruction of highway-aggravated (2 counts)
aggravated flight from officer (2 counts)
resisting arrest or officer
obedience to police officers and traffic signs
hit and run
criminal damage to property
Bail was set at $287,000.