Morgan City Police Detectives Make Multiple Arrests in Connection with Tuesday Night Shooting that Left Juvenile Injured
๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฌ
๐๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐จ๐จ๐, ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ ๐, ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ: ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ญ. ๐๐ก๐ข๐๐จ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฑ, ๐๐, ๐๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐/๐๐/๐๐๐๐ @ ๐๐:๐๐ ๐.๐ฆ.
๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฌ: Attempted 1st Degree Murder
Illegal Possession of Stolen Firearms
Firearm Free Zone
Resisting an Officer
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๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง, ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ: ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ญ. ๐๐ก๐ข๐๐จ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฑ, ๐๐, ๐๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐/๐๐/๐๐๐๐ @ ๐๐/๐๐/๐๐๐๐ @ ๐๐:๐๐ ๐.๐ฆ.
๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฌ: Attempted 1st Degree Murder
Illegal Possession of Stolen Firearms
Firearm Free Zone
Resisting an Officer
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๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐๐ซ, ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ ๐, ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ: ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ญ. ๐๐ก๐ข๐๐จ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฑ, ๐๐, ๐๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐/๐๐/๐๐๐๐ @ ๐๐:๐๐ ๐.๐ฆ.
๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฌ: Attempted 1st Degree Murder
Illegal Possession of Stolen Firearms
Firearm Free Zone
Resisting an Officer
Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted
Felon
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๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ญ๐ญ, ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ ๐, ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ: ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ค ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง, ๐๐, ๐๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐/๐๐/๐๐๐๐ @ ๐๐:๐๐ ๐.๐ฆ.
๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฌ: Attempted 1st Degree Murder
Illegal Possession of Stolen Firearms
Firearm Free Zone
Resisting an Officer
On November 08, 2022, at approximately 6:00 p.m., officers with the Morgan City Police Department responded to the area of Federal Ave. and Orange St. regarding a report of gunfire in the area. Officers patrolled the area and did not locate anything, or anyone that had been struck.
During the shift, officers patrolled these areas due to the earlier reports of gunfire. While in the area at around 7:50 p.m., a patrol officer observed gunfire coming from a vehicle in the area of Garber St. The officer engaged the vehicle and attempted to stop it when the vehicle fled. A pursuit was initiated that ended on Franklin St. near Maple Street. Several subjects exited the vehicle and fled on foot. Several officers arrived to assist, when 4 out of the 5 subjects that fled the vehicle were quickly apprehended. One of the subjects is still at large. Deante Pharagood, Raheem Green, Sterling Tillman Jr., and Terrence Scott were the subject apprehended after the pursuit.
As the investigation unfolded, it was learned that a juvenile subject was struck by gunfire and treated at a local medical facility with moderate injuries. According to reports, the victim was in the area of Garber St. when the vehicle in question pulled into the area and opened fire.
Investigators with the Morgan City Police Department Detectives Division responded. Investigators were able to locate in total five firearms, two of which were found to be stolen. The investigation continued when evidence was uncovered linking Pharagood, Green, Tillman, and Scott to the crime.
Arrest warrants were prepared for everyone’s arrest for Attempted First Degree Murder, Illegal Possession of Stolen Firearms, Firearm Free Zone, and Resisting an Officer. Tillman was found to be a convicted felon which prohibits him from possessing a firearm. Therefore, he was additionally charged.
The four subjects apprehended were booked and processed by the Morgan City Jail.
Chief Chad M. Adams and the Morgan City Police Department thanked the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office and the Berwick Police Department for their assistance in the investigation. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact the Morgan City Police Department Detectives Division 985-380-4605.
