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SUSPECTS ROB COYC DURING WEDNESDAY NIGHT BINGO
Two suspects are in custody of the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office after allegedly stealing a cash box from the Cut Off Youth Center during the facility’s Wednesday night Bingo.
Just before 7 p.m. on Wednesday, deputies were called to a robbery at the facility.
Two subjects, who were later identified as Keras Jackson, 26, of Thibodaux, and Damarcus Caine, 19, of Larose, allegedly entered the facility, approached a table selling bingo cards, then stole the cash box.
Several workers at the center chased after the suspects, but were unable to catch them.
But they were able to obtain a license plate on the suspects’ vehicle. Authorities also used surveillance video to help obtain a description of the suspects.
Authorities identified Caine and Jackson through the videos and made contact with both late Wednesday night, questioning each about their involvement in the incident.
Both suspects allegedly admitted to their involvement in the crime.
Both were arrested and booked into the Lafourche Parish Detention Center on one count of felony simple robbery.
STUDENT ARRESTED FOR BRINGING WEAPON TO SCHOOL
A 13-year-old Houma Junior High School student was arrested yesterday for bringing an illegal weapon on school grounds.
At 2:25 p.m., the School Resource Officer at the school was monitoring the buses as they were leaving the campus. During that time, he was alerted by students who were running off of one of the buses.
The SRO got on the bus along with two duty teachers to investigate.
The SRO learned that a 13-year-old student was involved in an altercation on the bus when she struck and used a taser against the other student. The student was also in possession of pepper spray at the time of the incident. TPSO took both weapons from the suspect and arrested the student without incident.
The student, a 7th grader, is arrested for illegal carrying of a weapon on school grounds and simple battery. She was taken to the Terrebonne Parish Juvenile Justice Center where she was booked and jailed.
Da marcus calne and Keras Jackson were arrested after they allegedly walked into the cut off youth Center’s bingo and stole the money box, before fiveing the scene.
Keras Jackson
