Two arrested for 
robbing passenger

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested two people accused of robbing a man who had just won $15,000 while gambling.

Spokesperson Kayla Vincent said the victim said he left a local casino in a taxi and informed the driver — later identified as Brandon Kimberly Grant, 40, 633 Louisiana Avenue — he had just won $15,000.

The victim said he fell asleep in the taxi and was awoken by a man — later identified as Fergus A. Bushnell, 41, 2820 Caroline St. — pulling him out from inside the taxi then striking him several times. He said the money and two cell phones were taken, Vincent said.

He also told deputies he saw a handle in the waistband of Bushnell’s pants, which he believed to be the handle of a gun.

Vincent said the man attempted to get back into the taxi by grabbing the handle of the door, at which time Grant drove away, dragging the man for a short distance. The victim was able to give a description of the truck he said Bushnell fled the scene in.

Vincent said detectives located Grant driving in the area where the crime occurred. Deputies also located Bushnell and the truck. They were arrested and booked into the Calcasieu Correctional Center.

Grant is charged with second-degree kidnapping and simple robbery. Bushnell is charged with principal to second-degree kidnapping and simple robbery. Grant’s bond is still pending; Judge Clayton Davis set Bushnell’s bond at $55,000.

Det. Michelle Robinson is the lead investigator on this case.

Worker accused of 
stealing from store

A Moss Bluff woman has been arrested for stealing more than $60,000 worth of merchandise from her employer, authorities said.

Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Kayla Vincent said detectives were dispatched to the store on U.S. 171 on Wednesday in reference to an employee who was stealing from the store.

Vincent said the asset protection investigator at the store said the employee, Nicole L. Reeves, 35, 1035 Wedgewood Drive, had been stealing merchandise from the store for about one year.

During the investigation detectives viewed surveillance footage that showed Reeves walking out of the store on numerous occasions with unpaid merchandise.

When detectives spoke with Reeves she confirmed she stole more than $60,000 worth of merchandise from the store, Vincent said.

Reeves was arrested and booked into the Calcasieu Correctional Center and charged with theft over $25,000. She was released on a $10,000 bond set by Judge Clayton Davis.

Det. Freddie Powell is the lead investigator on this case.

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The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests:

Tyasia Veda Johnson, 19, 324 White St. — domestic abuse battery, child endangerment.

Mario Termaine Williams Jr., 20, 324 White St. — domestic abuse battery, child endangerment.

Jason Paul Moore, 36, 1221 Belfield Drive, Moss Bluff — domestic abuse battery, strangulation; domestic abuse battery; false imprisonment.

Landon Bailey Beard, 33, 5020 Pecan Acres Drive Apt. 9C — simple criminal damage to property from $1,000 but less than $50,000. Bond: $5,000.

Randy Eugene Deason, 56, 1101 Nelson St., Vinton — stalking, third offense. Bond: $40,000.

Todd Glynn Dowers, 49, 815 Isabella Drive, Sulphur — domestic abuse battery; entry on or remaining in places or on land after being forbidden; domestic abuse battery; drug possession; prohibited acts, drug paraphernalia. Bond: $6,000.

Ransom Hayes Ardoin, 22, 806 16th St. — two counts drug possession; prohibited acts, drug paraphernalia; additional lighting equipment. Bond: $6,600.

Brian Keith Shillow, 50, 571 Cass St., Sulphur — theft less than $1,000; flight from an officer; evidence of motor vehicle liability security contained in vehicle; operating vehicle while license is suspended.

Chloe Layne Leger, 18, 108 4th Starks — accessories after the fact. Bond: $10,000.

Devonte Marcal Stephens, 18, Eunice — theft less than $1,000; battery of a police officer; resisting a police officer with force of violence.

Joshua Richard Christopher Heaton, 24, 4628 Maplewood Drive, Sulphur — simple burglary; drug possession; theft from $1,000 but less than $5,000. Bond: $6,500.

Logan Stuart Davis, 27, 1372 Saddlewood Drive — illegal carrying of weapons during commission of a crime or in presence of CDS; five counts drug possession; illegal possession of stolen firearms, first offense; money laundering; prohibited acts, drug paraphernalia.

Ivy Shalynn Wilson, 19, 4314 La. 1256 No. 97, Sulphur — theft of a motor vehicle from $5,000 but less than $25,000. Bond: $5,000.