FELONY FUGITIVE ARREST

FELONY FUGITIVE ARREST – KENNETH JOHN SCOTT, III

BAYOU L’OURSE – Assumption Parish Sheriff Leland Falcon reports the arrest of Kenneth John Scott, III, 24, of 132 Riverview Drive, Patterson, LA, on felony fugitive warrants from the Morgan City Police Department following a traffic stop Sunday evening in Bayou L’Ourse.

A uniformed patrol deputy observed a passenger in a vehicle dispose of litter through a window. The deputy initiated a stop of that vehicle and made contact with the driver, now identified as Kenneth John Scott, III.

The deputy interviewed the driver as well as three passengers. At the conclusion of those interviews, the deputy checked criminal histories and determined that Kenneth John Scott, III, was wanted on fugitive warrants from the Morgan City Police Department. Kenneth John Scott, III was arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center on charges of:

*Fugitive Warrants from the Morgan City Police Department for:
– Unauthorized Use of a Moveable (Felony)
– Hit and Run
– Theft

Kenneth John Scott, III remains incarcerated pending a transfer to the Morgan City Police Department.

For additional information concerning this News Release, contact Sheriff Leland Falcon or
Public Information Officer, Lonny Cavalier at (985) 498-9353 or (985) 369-7281.