CRIMES

Thibodaux man found with a variety of drugs

A 911 caller notified Lafourche authorities shortly before 7:30 p.m. Thursday that a man was parked along La. Highway 1 in Raceland.

Deputies found Dillon Fields, 23, of Thibodaux, breathing and extremely disoriented. A bag containing suspected cocaine was sitting on the front seat, authorities said. Also in the car, deputies found several smalls bags of cocaine and heroin. Fields also had Alprazolam and Hydrocodone pills, as well as drug paraphernalia.

In all, 2 grams of heroin, approximately .3 grams of cocaine, approximately 1.4 grams of cocaine and heroin mixed, more than 9.25 doses of Alprazolam and one Hydrocodone pill.

Fields was charged with possession with intent to distribute heroin, cocaine and Alprazolam, as well as possession of Hydrocodone and drug paraphernalia.

He was released after posting $33,000 bond.

Registered offender charged with carnal knowledge of juvenile

Gage Austin Rau, 21, of 239 Cliffword Court, Houma, is back in Terrebonne jail after allegedly having sex with a 14-year-old girl, authorities said. Rau, a registered sex offender, is currently on probation for felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile.

The Terrebonne Sheriff’s Office was notified at 2:45 p.m. Thursday that Rau had a teen at his home, which is a violation of his probation. Detectives learned Rau and the girl were involved in a sexual relationship.

Rau was charged with felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile. His bond is $50,000.

The case remains under investigation.

Patient charged after hitting hospital staffer

Kaci Renee Authement, 24, of 257 Robert St., Houma, is being held for battery of medical personnel after she allegedly punched a Chabert Medical Center technician around 2 p.m. last Tuesday, authorities said.

Hospital security notified sheriff’s deputies after Authement threw chairs and punched the staffer. The technician had injuries on her forehead, face and neck. She was treated at the hospital.

Authement remains jailed in lieu of a $10,000 bond.

Labadieville man convicted of 3rd DWI

A Lafourche jury convicted Sergio Hernandez-Ortiz, 46, of third-offense driving while intoxicated.

The two-day trial stemmed from an incident Nov. 9, 2014, during which the Labadieville man careened into the yard of a home on Talbot Avenue in Thibodaux. He refused to leave, despite the homeowner’s demand he do so, authorities said.

Thibodaux Police confirmed Hernandez-Ortiz’s block alcohol concentration was 25 – three times the legal limit.

“Mr. Hernandez had an opportunity to learn his lesson in 2010 when he plead guilty to two DWIs,” Assistant District Attorney Ben Caillouet said in a release. “Hopefully, this conviction will serve as a wake-up call for him, and in the future he will be more careful and aware of his actions.”

Hernandez-Ortiz’s prior DWI convictions were in 2010; one in Terrebonne, the second in Thibodaux.

He will face sentencing Aug. 19 before District Judge F. Hugh Larose.

Exploitation offender will serve 1 year in prison

A Gheens woman will serve a year in the state penitentiary after pleading guilty to exploiting a handicapped Lafourche woman.

Reba Renee Yates, 28, had been hired in 2014 to provide personal care in the victim’s home, assisting with her daily needs. The woman was a quadriplegic, having suffered a serious spinal-cord injury the year before, according to court documents.

The woman’s family installed a video camera in the home after the woman discovered items missing. Yates was caught on tape stealing money from the victim’s purse.

“I think the felony prison sentence was warranted in this case due to the fact that Reba Yates took a position working as a caregiver in the victim’s home in order to take advantage of a vulnerable Lafourche Parish resident and to steal from her,” Assistant District Attorney Lisa Pinho said.

Pinho prosecuted the case. She specializes in crimes involving victims with physical or mental disabilities.

Yates will serve a year for the crime of exploitation of the infirmed. She also pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor theft charge, and was place on a 2-year probation, ordered to repay $475 and to stay away from the victim.

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