St. Mary Parish Sheriff Blaise Smith advises that over the last 96-hour reporting period, the Sheriff’s Office responded to 132 complaints and reports the following arrests:
Bobby Joe Aucoin, 34, Morgan City, LA, was arrested on May 26, 2023, at 2:34 pm for reckless operation-no accident and criminal mischief-tampering with property. Aucoin was released on a $1,000 bond.
Kenneth Michael Smith, 62, Morgan City, LA, was arrested on May 28, 2023, at 4:14 pm on several warrants through different agencies:
- Hit and run
- Reckless operation-no accident
- No seat belt
- Proper equipment required on vehicle
- Failure to report accident
Smith was released on a $5,500 bond.
Candice Nicole Ashley, 33, Ricohoc, LA, was arrested on May 29, 2023, at 11:15 pm on several warrants through different agencies:
- Failure/owner to secure registration
- No child restraint
- Driving under suspension
- No insurance
- Expired or no inspection sticker
- Failure to appear: interference with the custody of a child
- MCPD warrant: hit and run, criminal damage to property
Bail has not been set at this time.
All persons arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.