Berwick Police Chief David Leonard reports the following arrests:
Dean Beranek, 36-years-old, of Burchfield Ln. Berwick, was arrested on Monday, March 28, 2022, at 1:25PM, on the following charges:
- Theft (Under $1,000)
- Disturbing the Peace Intoxicated
- Remaining Where Forbidden
- Criminal Mischief
- Resisting an Officer
On Monday March 28th, officers were dispatched to a local hotel on US Hwy 90 in reference to removing a subject from the property that was refusing to pay for his room. Officers arrived on scene and learned that Beranek stayed at the hotel for the night and refused to leave at the checkout time, and he also refused to pay for his room. According to the management, Beranek had to be moved into four different rooms over night as he complained about the quality of each. The management reported that he disassembled the plumbing in the bathroom of two rooms, took apart an alarm clock, and disconnected the cable service to another room. Multiple guests also complained overnight of him keeping them awake from banging on the walls. Officers made contact with Beranek at the door of his room, but he refused to open the door. After an extended period of time of him refusing to come to the door, detectives from Berwick PD as well as Morgan City PD responded to assist. Detectives subsequently secured a search warrant for the hotel room. Beranek locked all of the interior locks on the door, therefore, officers were unable to gain entry using a key card. A little after 2 hours of negotiating with Beranek to open the door, an opportunity presented itself at which point officers were able to force entry into the door and quickly take Beranek into custody after a brief struggle. Neither Beranek nor any of the officers were injured in this incident. Beranek, who was found to be in an impaired state, was placed under arrest and booked into the Berwick Jail. He was later released after posting a $6,000.00 bond.