St. Mary Parish Sheriff Gary Driskell advises that over the last 24-hour reporting period, the Sheriff’s Office responded to 42 complaints and reports the following arrests:
Amy Lyn Benoit, 34, Morgan City, LA, was arrested on July 16, 2024, at 6:15 am on a warrant for failure to appear for introduction of contraband-penal institution and conspiracy to distribution of a schedule II CDS (hydrocodone). Bail has not been set at this time.
Carl Jude Trahan II, 30, Erath, LA, was arrested on July 16, 2024, at 1:01 pm on a warrant for failure to appear for the charge of domestic abuse battery. Bail was set at $15,000.
Eugenia Nirvana Hernandez-Nevejar, 24, Morgan City, LA, was arrested on July 16, 2024, at 1:22 pm for theft and forgery. Bail has not been set at this time.
Lonny Ray Baker Sr., 58, Morgan City, LA, was arrested on July 16, 2024, at 2:09 pm on two warrants for failure to appear for the following charges:
- Theft
- Possession of schedule II CDS (cocaine)
- Possession of drug paraphernalia
- Possession of marijuana
Bail has not been set at this time.
Valerie Lynn Williamson, 45, Gibson, LA, was arrested on July 16, 2024, at 4:40 pm on a warrant for failure to appear for the charges of resisting an officer with force or violence and interfering with a law enforcement investigation. Bail was set at $8,000.
NARCOTICS SECTION
Justin Anthony Singleton, 34, Houma, LA, was arrested on July 16, 2024, at 1:39 pm for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of drug paraphernalia, and transactions involving drug proceeds. Bail was set at $100,000.