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MCPD Arrest Report 03/03/2017

The following persons were arrested by the Morgan City Police Department during the last reporting period beginning on 03/02/2017.

Joseph A Acosta, 24 years of age, Address: Pecos St. Morgan City, La. was arrested on 03/02/2017 @ 1:50pm.

Charge:  Disturbing the Peace

     Officers responded to a state government building on Victor II Blvd. in regard to a subject causing a disturbance. The officers arrived when they observed Joseph A Acosta shouting at a subject in the parking lot and was detained for further investigation. Officers spoke with several witnesses inside the government office who told officers that Acosta had entered the building shouting using profane language. Acosta was told by employees to leave and continued shouting profane statements towards the employees according to reports. Acosta was placed under arrest and transported to the Morgan City Jail where he was booked and incarcerated.

Nathan D Chiasson, 27 years of age, Address: Duke St. Morgan City, La. was arrested on 03/02/2017 @ 5:40pm.

Charge:  Warrant - Failure to Appear for Arraignment

     Nathan D Chiasson was arrested in the Morgan City Court in regard to an active arrest warrant held by the 6th Ward Morgan City Court. Chiasson was booked into the Morgan City Jail and incarcerated.

Harold Turner, 67 years of age, Address: Louisiana St. Morgan City, La. was arrested on 03/02/2017 @ 10:pm.

Charge:  Warrant - Probation Violation

     Harold Turner was located by officers on Railroad Avenue where he was arrested on an active arrest warrant held by the 6th Ward Morgan City Court. Turner was transported to the Morgan City Jail where he was booked and incarcerated.

Peter J Parrish, 66 years of age, Address: Hwy 182 Morgan City, La. was arrested on 03/03/2017 @ 12:51am.

Charge: Warrant - Failure to Appear on 02/21/2017 for Hit and Run
               Warrant - Failure to Appear on 02/21/2017 for Driving Under Suspension

     Peter J Parrish was located by officers on Florence Street near Hwy 182 where he was arrested on active arrest warrants held by the 6th Ward Morgan City Court. Parrish was transported to the Morgan City Jail where he was booked and incarcerated.

Brian K Collins Sr. 02022017
Brian K Collins Jr. 37 years of age, Address: Morgan St. Houma, La. was arrested on 03/02/2017 @ 11:18am.

Charge:  Soliciting for Prostitution

Kenneth Hughes 02022017
Kenneth Hughes, 54 years of age, Address: North Cherry St. McComb Ms. was arrested on 03/02/2017 @ 6:32pm.

Charge:  Soliciting for Prostitution

Russel Midget 02022017
Russel Midget, 30 years of age, Address: Hwy 500 Georgetown, La. was arrested on 03/02/2017 @ 7:14pm.

Charge:  Soliciting for Prostitution

Jay Rhodes 02022017
Jay Rhodes, 22 years of age, Address: Columbus St. Morgan City, La. was arrested on 03/02/2017 @ 2:49pm.

Charge:  Soliciting for Prostitution

Ronald Hill 02022017
Ronald Hill, 51 years of age, Address: Hillyer Robinson Parkway, Oxford, Al. was arrested on 03/02/2017 @ 7:53pm.

Charge:  Soliciting for Prostitution

     Brian K Collins Sr., Kenneth Hughes, Russel Midget, Jay Rhodes and Ronald Hill were arrested at a local motel in Morgan City on charges of soliciting for prostitutes.  Morgan City Police Detectives conducting an ongoing investigation of on line soliciting and human trafficking identified Collins Jr., Hughes, Midget, Rhodes and Hill during an undercover operation.  Collins Jr., Hughes, Midget, Rhodes and Hill made contact with an undercover officer and later met with the undercover officer at the local motel for alleged prostitution activity according to reports.  Collins Jr., Hughes, Midget, Rhodes and Hill were transported to the Morgan City Jail where they were booked and incarcerated.