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SWLA Arrest Report - July 16, 2024
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The Calcasieu Correctional Center booking report for July 16, 2024. Tyrone Devonte Simien, 28, Lake Charles: Sale, distribution, or possession of a legend drug without a prescription; aggravated flight from an officer; possession of a drug paraphernalia; possession of a Schedule IV drug; possession of a Schedule I drug (2 charges); distribution of a Schedule I drug.
Another Louisiana pastor jailed on a theft charge
Another southwest Louisiana pastor has been jailed on a theft charge. This time it happened in Calcasieu Parish. KPLC 7 News is reporting that Derek D. Bellard, of Stay the Course of Louisiana Full Gospel Ministries in Lake Charles, took on a job last year to make repairs at a woman’s home. However, the woman filed a complaint in March stating that she paid Bellard over $100,000.00 for labor and materials. The woman contended that Bellard started the job, but never finished it and never reimbursed her.
Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office unhindered by crime lab backlog
Unlike other parts of the state, the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office is is not hindered by a backlog in the processing of sexual assault kits, or other crime lab work. “The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office runs the Southwest Louisiana Criminalistics Laboratory. This crime lab is the regional lab that serves the five-parish area (Allen, Beauregard, […]
7/15: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff announces arrest list
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Philip Dewey Hebert, 37, 1906 Nichols Road, Westlake — two counts direct contempt of court; aggravated flight from an officer; reckless operation. Bond: $40,500. Sean Philip Shepherd, 62, 626 Joe Miller Road, Moss Bluff — domestic abuse battery. Jamarlon De’Montae Burks, 22, 5609 Western Drive — […]
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