Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office

Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced a reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for the theft of twelve firearms from a Raceland property.

On Sunday morning, detectives opened an investigation after a Raceland man reported returning to his property on LA Highway 182 to find several firearms were missing from a building on the property. In all, nine handguns and three shotguns had been stolen from the building. Detectives learned the theft likely occurred at some point during the past two weeks.

Anyone who may have any information on this case is asked to submit a tip anonymously through Crime Stoppers Bayou Region by phone at 1-800-743-7433 or online at www.crimestoppersbr.org. Tips can also be submitted using the P3 Tips app on your mobile device. Tipsters could be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000 in cash if the information leads to an arrest.

Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre and Lockport Chief of Police Warren Vedros reported the arrest of Rocky Pertuit (age 31) of Lockport and Stephen Armand II (age 38) of Raceland following a traffic stop on Friday, March 3.

Just after 3 p.m. on Friday, deputies of the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office Problem-Oriented Policing (“POP”) Squad were traveling in the Lockport area when they observed Rocky Pertuit driving a vehicle in the town. Knowing Pertuit had an outstanding warrant for Contempt of Court, deputies initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle on Tenth Street. After giving several verbal commands to exit the vehicle, Pertuit finally complied, but he began forcefully resisting deputies before he was taken into custody. He admitted to having narcotics in his possession, and deputies discovered three small bags containing suspected methamphetamine on his person. He was also found to be driving under suspension. Officers of the Lockport Police Department arrived on scene to assist as deputies attempted to identify the two passengers inside the vehicle. One of the passengers gave a false name but was identified as Stephen Armand II, and he was taken into custody due to having an active warrant for Contempt of Court. While in handcuffs, at one point, Armand attempted to flee the area on foot, but officers caught up to him after a short distance, and he was placed into the back of a patrol unit.

Pertuit and Armand were transported to the Lafourche Parish Detention Center in Thibodaux where they were booked on the aforementioned warrants. Pertuit was additionally charged with Resisting an Officer with Force or Violence, Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, and driving under suspension. His bond is set at $70,500. Armand was additionally charged with Simple Escape and Resisting an Officer. His bond is set at $6,000, and he has been ordered to pay $619.50 in fines and costs per the warrant.

UPDATE: Geoffrey Galliano was arrested on Friday, March 3, 2017. He was booked with Simple Burglary of a Motor Vehicle, and his bond is set at $10,000.

Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre and Golden Meadow Chief of Police Reggie Pitre announced one person has been arrested and two are being sought in connection with a vehicle burglary in Golden Meadow which also led to fraudulent credit card charges. Brent Terrebonne (age 46) of Golden Meadow was arrested Wednesday after admitting to his involvement. Meanwhile, detectives have obtained a warrant for the arrest of Geoffrey Galliano (age 31) of Larose and are seeking information on a third suspect known only as “Omri.”

On Monday, February 27, Golden Meadow Police officers were dispatched to a residence on Rue Pouche Vide in reference to a vehicle burglary. Officers learned a woman’s purse had been stolen out of the vehicle and ten fraudulent charges had already been made using her credit card in the South Lafourche area. Since all ten charges were outside of the Town of Golden Meadow, Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office detectives were called in to assist with the case. Through investigation, detectives developed Brent Terrebonne as a suspect in the case. On Wednesday, detectives made contact with Terrebonne, and he admitted to his involvement in the burglary and making fraudulent charges using the credit card. He was arrested and charged with ten counts of Unauthorized Use of an Access Card as Theft, as well as Simple Burglary of a Motor Vehicle. He was transported to the Lafourche Parish Detention Center where he currently remains in lieu of $20,000 bond.

Through the course of the investigation, detectives also developed Geoffrey Galliano as a suspect in the burglary and obtained a warrant for his arrest.  Additionally, detectives learned through investigation that a third male subject, known only as “Omri,” was also involved in the burglary and fraudulent use of the credit card.

Detectives are seeking information on Galliano’s whereabouts and any information identifying the suspect known as “Omri.” Anyone with any information on this case is asked to submit the information to Crime Stoppers Bayou Region by phone at 1-800-743-7433 or online at www.crimestoppersbr.org. Tips can also be submitted using the P3 Tips app on your mobile device. Tipsters could be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000 in cash if the information leads to an arrest.

Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced the arrest of Richard Plaisance (age 25) and Sharon Sanders (age 21), both of Tallulah, on Wednesday, March 1.

At around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, deputies initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling on Ayo Street in Raceland. Upon making contact with the driver, deputies detected a strong odor of burnt marijuana coming from inside the vehicle, as well as two young children in the back seat who were not properly restrained. Deputies identified the driver as Richard Plaisance, who had an active warrant for parole violation, and he was taken into custody. Plaisance admitted to smoking marijuana prior to the stop. Upon speaking to the passenger, identified as Sharon Sanders, she admitted to having marijuana inside her purse. Deputies located a small bag of suspected marijuana and MDMA pills inside Sanders’ purse. During a search of the vehicle, deputies discovered 54 individually wrapped bags of suspected marijuana found to belong to Plaisance, as well as drug paraphernalia. In all, deputies seized over 100 grams of marijuana and 29 MDMA pills, all of which has been sent to the Louisiana State Police Crime Lab for analysis.

Plaisance and Sanders were transported to the Lafourche Parish Detention Center in Thibodaux. Both were charged with Illegal Use of a Controlled Dangerous Substance in Presence of Persons under 17 Years Old and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Plaisance was also booked on the active warrant and charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana and two counts of improper child restraints. His bond is set at $27,600. Sanders was additionally charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute MDMA and Possession of Marijuana. Her bond is set at $22,750.

Sheriff Craig Webre announced the arrest of two men for DWI offenses overnight. Damond Savoie (age 41) of Arnaudville was charged with his fourth DWI offense, while Carl Chapman (age 47) of Des Allemands was charged with his third offense.

At around 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 22, deputies traveling south on LA Highway 308 initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle in the Raceland area. Deputies made contact with the driver, identified as Damond Savoie, and he was exhibiting signs of impairment. Savoie submitted to a field sobriety test on which he performed poorly, and he later admitted to smoking marijuana prior to driving and to having marijuana inside the vehicle. During a search of the vehicle, deputies discovered a suspected marijuana cigarette, a partially-smoked marijuana cigar, and various drug paraphernalia. Deputies obtained a warrant for a blood test due to Savoie’s admission of smoking marijuana, and the results are pending at the Louisiana State Police Crime Lab in Baton Rouge. Savoie’s criminal history showed three prior arrests each for marijuana possession and DWI. He was arrested and transported to the Lafourche Parish Detention Center in Thibodaux where he was booked with DWI (4^th Offense), Possession of Marijuana (3^rd and Subsequent Offenses), Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and improper lane usage. His bond is set at $56,100.

Then, at around 1:00 a.m. on Thursday morning, deputies patrolling Dantin Street in Raceland observed a pickup truck stopped in the opposite lane blocking traffic in the 500 block. Deputies approached the vehicle to find the driver, later identified as Carl Chapman, apparently asleep in the driver’s seat. They also noticed three open containers of alcoholic beverages near him. Upon making contact with Chapman, they detected a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on his person. Chapman admitted to drinking alcoholic beverages prior to driving and refused to submit to a field sobriety test or a breathalyzer test. Deputies obtained a warrant for a blood test and the results of the test are pending. Chapman was arrested and transported to the Detention Center where he was booked with DWI (3^rd Offense), Possession of Alcoholic Beverages in a Motor Vehicle, driving under suspension, and blocking private driveways, highways, and public rights-of-way. His bond is set at $55,200.

Sheriff Craig Webre announced the arrest of Charles Hebert (age 34) of Galliano on Tuesday, February 21. Hebert is charged with committing sexual battery on a teenage female.

Juvenile detectives opened an investigation on Monday after speaking with the female teenage victim. Through investigation, juvenile detectives learned Hebert allegedly had inappropriate sexual contact with the victim during the past year.

Detectives made contact with Hebert on Tuesday, and following questioning, he was arrested for Sexual Battery (Forcible Fondling). He was booked into the Lafourche Parish Detention Center in Thibodaux, and his bond is set at $100,000.

Due to the nature of the crime, no further details will be released.