Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced a man’s body has been discovered in Bayou Lafourche in Thibodaux. Detectives are on scene, and an investigation is underway.
The Thibodaux Police Department is assisting at the scene. The bridge crossing Bayou Lafourche at Tiger Drive is closed at this time due to the investigation.
The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office will provide more information on this case as the investigation continues.
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced the arrest of a Bayou Blue man for First Degree Rape involving a juvenile. Marvin Salgado, 25, was arrested on Friday, July 26 following an investigation.
Juvenile detectives opened an investigation into Salgado after learning of possible ongoing sexual abuse involving a girl under the age of 13. During the course of the investigation, they learned Salgado had allegedly committed First Degree Rape involving the juvenile. Following the investigation, detectives obtained a warrant for Salgado’s arrest.
Detectives made contact with Salgado on July 26, 2019, and he was arrested on the active warrant for First Degree Rape. He was booked into the Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex in Thibodaux. His bail is set at $500,000.
Due to the nature of the allegations and the age of the victim, no further details can be released on this investigation.
8/14/2019 UPDATE: Robertson has been arrested in Terrebonne Parish.
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Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced a Raceland man is wanted for several charges stemming from domestic incidents. Jawuan Robertson, 23, of Raceland is wanted for multiple counts of Domestic Abuse Battery, Second Degree Sexual Battery, and several other charges.
Earlier this week, deputies made contact with a woman regarding ongoing domestic abuse. Deputies discovered her to have injuries to the face, limbs, and body, and they learned she had been beaten by Jawuan Robertson. She was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
Through investigation, deputies learned several incidents had occurred between Robertson and the victim over the course of a week in which Robertson struck the victim multiple times. During one incident, Robertson struck the victim with a handgun. Robertson is prohibited from possessing firearms due to a previous conviction of domestic abuse battery. During another incident, Robertson committed a sexual battery while inflicting bodily harm to the victim. Prior to her contacting police, he also took her cell phone and threatened her not to contact law enforcement.
Following the investigation, warrants were obtained for Robertson’s arrest. The charges include Felony Domestic Abuse Battery, two counts of Misdemeanor Domestic Abuse Battery, and Second Degree Sexual Battery. He is also wanted for False Imprisonment (Offender Armed with Dangerous Weapon), Possession of a Firearm by a Person Convicted of Domestic Abuse Battery, and Theft.
Investigators are asking for the public’s help to locate Jawuan Robertson. Anyone with any information on his whereabouts 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.
7/25/2019 UPDATE: McBride has been found and is safe.
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Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre is asking for the public’s help in locating 16-year-old Destiny McBride of Galliano. McBride was last seen around 10:40 p.m. on Monday, July 22, 2019, at the Sonic Drive-In in Galliano where she is employed. Detectives learned she may have left with a male subject around that time.
McBride is described as 5’6” tall, weighing 130 pounds with black hair. She was last seen wearing her blue Sonic uniform shirt, khaki pants, and black shoes. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office at (985) 532-2808, or simply dial 9-1-1.
Sheriff Craig Webre announced the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office will conduct a seat belt checkpoint in Lafourche Parish during the daytime hours of August 1, 2019. During this checkpoint, deputies will be checking motorists for seat belt and safety seat violations, as well as for proper inspection tags and other potential violations.
Checkpoints are designed to help raise awareness for these types of violations and make the highways of the parish safer for all motorists.
Sheriff Craig Webre announced the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office will begin rolling out a new notification system for upcoming court dates. The message will also give the recipient the option to pay the fine associated with their citation or summons in lieu of attending court. This system is aimed at curbing the large number of contempt of court warrants issued for people who failed to pay or attend court.
“In recent years, we’ve noticed a large number of people being arrested for contempt of court after failing to pay a fine or show up for court,” said Sheriff Webre. “Through our own research, we found many of those people had simply forgotten about their court date. This new notification system will remind those individuals of their upcoming court date and prompt them to contact us if they have any questions.”
When an individual receives a traffic citation, for example, the citation is essentially a summons to appear in court on a date specified on the citation. In lieu of appearing in court, the citation recipient may exercise the option to pay the fines and costs associated with the citation. If the citation recipient does not pay and then fails to show up for court, a contempt of court warrant is issued for that person’s arrest. Then, during the next encounter with law enforcement, such as a traffic stop, the person is found to have an active warrant and would be subject to arrest.
With the notification system, those who have not paid their fine within ten days of their court date will be sent a text message reminding them of the court date with the amount owed and offering them the option to pay the fines and costs in lieu of going to court. If the recipient opts to pay, they will be sent instructions on how to pay by phone, in-person, or online at www.LPSO.net.
“Our goal for this proactive notification system is to curb or eliminate arrest warrants for people who forget their court date,” said Sheriff Webre. “Additionally, we implore those who cannot pay their fines to contact us prior to their court date instead of simply not showing up for court.”
The Sheriff’s Office will use their own records of individual cell phone numbers to issue the text messages. Deputies ask individuals for their cell phone numbers during encounters in order to have the most recent contact information for the individual. Those with phones capable of receiving MMS messages will receive the notification. The first incoming message will be free, and all subsequent messages would be subject to charges by individual carriers if applicable.
The Sheriff’s Office will begin rolling out this notification system this month and will test it over the next several months before rolling it out to all individuals for which cell phone numbers are available. This means that only a small group will receive the message during the testing phase, and even after full implementation, the messages will only be sent for those with up-to-date cell phone numbers. Above all, this message system is a courtesy. Failure to receive a text notification does not absolve anyone from their responsibility of paying fines and costs or attending court.
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced a Lafayette man has been arrested for sex crimes involving a juvenile which occurred nearly two years ago. Eli Charpentier, 35, of Lafayette faces charges including aggravated crime against nature, indecent behavior with a juvenile and possession of child porn.
In June 2019, juvenile detectives opened an investigation into Charpentier after receiving an anonymous tip that he was in possession of child pornography. Through investigation, detectives recovered illicit photos which Charpentier had taken picturing him with a juvenile relative. Further investigation revealed Charpentier had inappropriately touched the juvenile on several occasions. Detectives learned the incidents had occurred around July 2017 in Golden Meadow. Following an investigation, warrants were obtained for Charpentier’s arrest.
On Monday, July 15, Charpentier turned himself over to authorities. He was booked into the Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex in Thibodaux on charges of Aggravated Crime Against Nature, Indecent Behavior with a Juvenile, and Pornography Involving Juveniles. He was released Monday night after posting bail in the amount of $15,000.
Due to the nature of the allegations, no further details can be released.
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced a Cut Off man is facing charges including First Degree Rape after holding a woman and her daughter against their will over the weekend. Morgan Ratley, 52, of Cut Off is also charged with sexual battery, domestic abuse, and false imprisonment in the incident.
At around 10 a.m. on Sunday, July 14, a woman arrived at the South Lafourche Sub-Station in reference to a disturbance at a Cut Off residence. The woman indicated she and her teenage daughter were held against her will by Morgan Ratley since approximately 5 p.m. on July 12, 2019, and that a rape occurred during that time.
Through investigation, detectives learned the woman and her daughter were at the residence with Ratley when he approached the woman with duct tape and attempted to restrain her. The daughter attempted to contact the Sheriff’s Office, but Ratley took the phone away. He then used the tape to restrain the woman to a chair. He occasionally released the woman from her restraints, but would not allow her to leave. Finally, on Sunday morning, the woman and her daughter were able to escape the residence and proceeded to the Sheriff’s Office. Following an investigation, detectives obtained warrants for First Degree Rape, Sexual Battery, Domestic Abuse Battery, and False Imprisonment.
Deputies made contact with Ratley and he was arrested. He was booked into the Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex on the aforementioned charges. Bail is set at $135,000.
The identities of the victims and further details are being withheld to protect the victims.
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced two men were injured in a shooting that occurred overnight in Raceland. Both victims are in stable condition, and detectives have no suspects at this time.
At around 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 16, deputies responded to a call of a shooting in the 300 block of Triple Oaks Drive in Raceland. Deputies made contact with one of the victims at the scene and found he had been shot in his right hip. While attending to that victim, another man approached the deputies, and he was found to have graze wounds to the left arm and right thigh. Both subjects were taken to a hospital and treated for their injuries. Both are expected to survive.
The investigation into this shooting is continuing. Anyone with 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 announced two DWI arrests were made during a parish-wide curfew for Hurricane Barry. Both drivers had a blood alcohol content more than twice the legal limit.
Shortly after 10 p.m. on Friday, July 12, deputies responded to a Raceland residence in reference to a domestic disturbance. Upon arrival, deputies learned Coby Schexnider, 34, of Raceland, had struck his girlfriend several times and then left the residence. Deputies began searching the area and located Schexnider traveling on LA Highway 1 a short distance from the residence. He was found to be speeding, and deputies conducted a traffic stop. Schexnider refused to submit to a field sobriety test, but a breathalyzer test showed him to have a blood alcohol level of .172%. He was arrested and booked into the Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex. He was charged with DWI, Domestic Abuse Battery, and Speeding. He was released after posting $3,100 bail.
Then at around 10:20 p.m. on Saturday, July 13, deputies and a Golden Meadow Police officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle being driven by Roland Lafont Jr., 49, of Golden Meadow. Lafont was found to have an odor of an alcoholic beverage on his breath. He refused to submit to a field sobriety test, but a breathalyzer test showed him to have a blood alcohol level of .182%. Upon reviewing his criminal history, deputies found Lafont had prior DWI arrests in 2016 and 2018. He was arrested and booked into the Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex. He was charged with DWI (3rd Offense). Bail is set at $15,000.
Sheriff Webre thanked the residents for their cooperation during the threat of Hurricane Barry.
“Outside of these isolated incidents, our residents were cooperative and heeded the curfew,” said Sheriff Webre. “I am very appreciative because it freed up our deputies to locate downed tree limbs and power poles and assist in removing those from the highways. I applaud our residents for their attentiveness to emergency information and for helping us to ensure the safety of the parish during this storm.”
Coby Schexnider
Roland Lafont Jr