Multiple agencies report area arrests

(Editor’s note: The charges listed here and the narratives that go with them are provided by the police agencies that made the arrests. Guilt or innocence has not been determined in court.)
Morgan City
Morgan City Police Chief James Blair reported the following arrests:
—Joshua Jerome Navy, 34, of Verdin Lane, Franklin, was arrested June 15 at 8:55 a.m. on a charge of remaining where forbidden.
—Rondell James Guy, 28, of Railroad Avenue, Morgan City, was arrested June 15 at 2:32 p.m. on 6th Ward warrants alleging failure to appear for trial and contempt of court.
—Joshua Anthony Mote, 20, of Eighth Street, Morgan City, was arrested June 15 at 2:35 p.m. on a charge of cruelty to animals.
—Jasmine Marie Colegrove, 22, of Idaho Street, Morgan City, was arrested June 15 at 7:11 p.m. on charges of limitation of passing on the left, first-offense possession of marijuana and contributing to the delinquency of juvenile.
—Thomas Clay, 58, of West Park, Gray, was arrested June 16 at 4:14 p.m. on a charge of remaining after forbidden and on a 6th Ward Court warrant alleging two counts of failure to pay fine.
—Naquel Deron Dotch, 32, of Tiffany Street, Patterson, was arrested June 16 at 5:29 p.m. on charges of traffic control signals; operating a vehicle with a suspended driver’s license; possession of MDMA, methamphetamine and marijuana, all with intent to distribute; transactions involving drug proceeds; and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Morgan City Police Department narcotic detectives conducted a traffic stop after observing traffic violations at Brashear and Federal avenues. A computer check of the driver, Dotch, revealed his driver’s license was under suspension.
During the traffic investigation, narcotics detectives discovered Dotch was in possession of a large amount of synthetic marijuana, MDMA, methamphetamine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Detectives also located a large sum of money that was suspected proceeds from illegal narcotics sales.
He was arrested and transported to the Morgan City Police Department.
—Trinity Harris, 22, of Eleventh Street, Morgan City, was arrested June 16 at 5:33 p.m. on 6th Ward Court warrants alleging 12 counts of failure to appear to pay fines and seven counts for contempt of court.
St. Mary
St. Mary Parish Sheriff Blaise Smith reported the following arrests:
—Joshua Donnel Robertson, 29, Morgan City, was arrested June 16 at 9:12 a.m. on a warrant for failure to appear on the charges of operating a vehicle while license is suspended/revoked/canceled and speeding.
Robertson was subsequently released on his own recognizance.
—Amy Ponce-Mata, 43, Amelia, was arrested June 16 at 11:25 a.m. for texting while driving, driving under suspension and no insurance. Ponce-Mata was released on a summons to appear.
—Kashif Jermaine Wallace, 33, Amelia, was arrested June 16 at 12:15 p.m. for ATV/off road vehicles on public roadways prohibited, resisting an officer by flight, and resisting arrest or officer.
Bail was set at $4,250.
—Joshua Jermaine Hopes, 37, Jeanerette, was arrested June 16 at 7:08 p.m. on a warrant for failure to appear on the charges of resisting an officer, switched license plates, and no driver’s license.
No bail has been set.
—Lee Joseph Allemand, 39, Napoleonville, was arrested June 16 at 11:15 p.m. on the charges of driving under suspension, no insurance, failure to signal turn, failure to transfer registration, and switched license plate/stolen license plate.
Allemand was released on a summons to appear.
Franklin
Chief Morris Beverly of the Franklin Police Department reported the following arrests:
—Joseph Thibodaux, 23, of West Ibert Street, Franklin, was arrested June 16 at 8:13 p.m. on a warrant for 3rd Ward City Court for failure to appear on the charges of driver must be licensed and no head lamps after dark.
Thibodaux was additionally arrested on two warrants for 16th Judicial District Court for failure to appear on the charges of possession of schedule II narcotics, illegal possession of stolen things, and criminal trespassing. He was booked, processed and held with no bail set at the time of the press release.
Assumption
Assumption Parish Sheriff Leland Falcon reported the following arrests:
—Mark Corey McLaughlin, 41, of Willie Lane, Livingston, was arrested on felony charges arising out of a domestic incident that occurred on June 15 near Belle Rose.
Deputies responded to a complaint south of the Ascension Parish line on La. 1 in connection with a female subject appearing to be in some distress. Deputies located the victim as well as her domestic partner at separate locations.
Deputies initiated an investigation and noted injuries to the female consistent with domestic abuse.
At the conclusion of the investigation, McLaughlin was arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center on charges of domestic abuse battery involving strangulation.
McLaughlin remains incarcerated with bail set at $25,000.