CRIMES

Cameras catch man damaging boat launch

Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced a Labadieville man has been charged with damaging a parish boat launch due to reckless vehicle operation.

LPSO deputies said that Joseph McKevitt, 24, was allegedly caught by a surveillance camera at the boat launch-doing damage to the facility.

After discovering damage to the parking lot at Sanchez Boat Launch on May 5, detectives reviewed surveillance footage and discovered a truck being operated recklessly at the boat launch causing the damage.

Then on May 15, detectives discovered the truck in the Thibodaux area and conducted a traffic stop. They identified the driver as McKevitt, and he admitted to damaging the parking lot. He was then charged with simple criminal damage to property and reckless operation of a vehicle.

Webre said detectives will continue to use surveillance cameras to monitor activity at the boat launch.

Suspect sought on armed robbery charges

Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre is offering a reward for information leading to an arrest of two suspects responsible for an armed robbery last week in which a Galliano home was broken into and victims inside the home were tied up.

Just after 2:30 a.m. on May 13, deputies responded to an armed robbery that was reported in the 100 block of East 150th Street in Galliano. While there, authorities learned that a man and a women were sleeping inside their home when two male subjects barged into the bedroom allegedly wearing masks. One of the masked suspects pointed a gun at the man lying in bed, threatening to shoot him if he moved. The other stood over the woman with a baseball bat, according to authorities.

The suspects tied up the couple and allegedly demanded money before rummaging through the home and allegedly taking a safe with an undetermined amount of cash and other items of value.

Upon exiting the home, they also stole a sport-utility vehicle from the residence. After the suspects left, the man and woman freed themselves and called for help.

Detectives were called to the scene and through investigation, it was determined that the suspects made entry into the home by breaking a rear window at the residence. The stolen vehicle was located in Golden Meadow near Louviere Lane.

Anyone with information in this case is asked to call the Bayou Region Crime Stoppers at 1-800-743-7433.

Murder charged after body found in Cocodrie

A Houma man is in custody of authorities after a dead body was found in Cocodrie. Detectives with the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office said the victim and suspect were seen arguing before the suspect was killed.

On Thursday evening, authorities found Robbie James Coulon’s body in Cocodrie. The victim hadn’t been reported missing and was last seen alive about a week before being located.

The autopsy was performed May 15, and the cause of death was determined as asphyxiation, pending toxicology results, which were not available at press-time.

Authorities said Coulon was known to be a close associate of Simon Quinn, 46, of 437 Ansley Circle, Houma, and the two would visit frequently at Quinn’s residence.

After interviewing multiple witnesses, authorities said they learned that Coulon and Quinn had a disagreement prior to the victim’s disappearance, which made Quinn a suspect in the case.

On Friday afternoon, authorities provided the Vermillion Parish Sheriff’s Office with a location where it believed Quinn could be located. The suspect was arrested on warrants for probation violation and contempt of court. After being released from the Vermillion Parish Jail, TPSO detectives transported him back to the Terrebonne Parish Jail on charges of second-degree murder, probation violation and contempt of court.

Houma man arrested for restaurant burglary

A 38-year-old is in custody of the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office after he allegedly broke into a local restaurant.

On two separate occasions during April, deputies were called to Cajun Critters restaurant in Houma on a call of a burglary that had allegedly occurred at the business.

In the break-in, a suspect shattered a window and entered the building. He allegedly also stole multiple bottles of alcoholic beverages, which, in total, cost more than $1,300.

After weeks of investigation, authorities identified Dewayne Martine, 38, of 725 Canal St., Houma, as the lead suspect.

Authorities located him on Friday and charged him with two counts of simply burglary for his alleged role in the incident. He is being held in lieu of a $50,000 bond.

Suspicious activity call nets arrests

A call to the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office for alleged suspicious activity resulted in two arrests for burglary.

On Friday morning, TPSO deputies were called to the 800 block of Old Natalie Drive in reference to suspicious things happening at the residence.

When deputies arrived and made contact, the complainant informed deputies that the owner of the residence was out of town and no one was supposed to be at the residence at that time.

When authorities made entry into the home, they allegedly located two suspects who were hiding in separate bedrooms within the residence.

One of the suspects was identified as Alton Knight III, 30, of 142 Lake Long Drive, Houma. The other as Cye Lirette, 22, of 307 Wayside Drive, Houma.

Both are charged with simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling and contempt of court.

Authorities said that the case remains under investigation and additional charges are subject to follow.

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