02-04-2004, 11:15 PM
[font "Arial"][size 2]Edward A. Perkins Jr., 23, of Church Point, entered a plea of guilty on January 21, in the 16th Judicial District Court in Iberia Parish for theft of articles less than $300 in value. He received a six month suspended jail sentence and was placed on supervised probation for one year. In addition he was ordered to pay a fine and court costs totaling $359 and restitution to the victim in the amount of $150. Perkins was also forbidden by the court to sell shrimp or seafood products in any manner for one year. The costs associated with Perkins’ sentence were ordered to be paid within 90 days or he is to serve six months in jail. [/size][/font]
Donald Wayne Thibodeaux, 46, also of Church Point entered a plea of guilty on January 22, in the 16th Judicial District Court in Iberia Parish for buying and or selling fish without a retail seafood dealer’s license. He received a three month suspended jail sentence and was placed on supervised probation for two years. In addition he was ordered to pay a fine and court costs totaling $762 and restitution to the victim in the amount of $250. Thibodeaux was also forbidden by the court to sell shrimp or seafood products for one year. The costs associated with Thibodeaux’s sentence were ordered to be paid within 60 days or serve 90 days in jail.
These sentences stemmed from an investigation by Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division agents and the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Department. In June of 2003, Perkins and Thibodeaux sold shrimp to a New Iberia woman in Coteau. The victim paid $350 for 100 pounds of head on shrimp and ended up with approximately 31 pounds of tails after the shrimp were deheaded. The average weight of shrimp after 100 pounds were deheaded would be 65 pounds. Neither Perkins nor Thibodeaux had a retail seafood dealer’s license to sell shrimp.
Sixteenth Judicial Court Judge Gerard Wattigny presided over the cases and Assistant District Attorney Ralph K. Lee prosecuted. Agents participating in the investigation were Lt. Glenn Angelle, Sgt. Robert Buatt, Senior Agents Kirby Henry and Aaron Monceaux and Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Detective Scott Hotard.
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Donald Wayne Thibodeaux, 46, also of Church Point entered a plea of guilty on January 22, in the 16th Judicial District Court in Iberia Parish for buying and or selling fish without a retail seafood dealer’s license. He received a three month suspended jail sentence and was placed on supervised probation for two years. In addition he was ordered to pay a fine and court costs totaling $762 and restitution to the victim in the amount of $250. Thibodeaux was also forbidden by the court to sell shrimp or seafood products for one year. The costs associated with Thibodeaux’s sentence were ordered to be paid within 60 days or serve 90 days in jail.
These sentences stemmed from an investigation by Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division agents and the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Department. In June of 2003, Perkins and Thibodeaux sold shrimp to a New Iberia woman in Coteau. The victim paid $350 for 100 pounds of head on shrimp and ended up with approximately 31 pounds of tails after the shrimp were deheaded. The average weight of shrimp after 100 pounds were deheaded would be 65 pounds. Neither Perkins nor Thibodeaux had a retail seafood dealer’s license to sell shrimp.
Sixteenth Judicial Court Judge Gerard Wattigny presided over the cases and Assistant District Attorney Ralph K. Lee prosecuted. Agents participating in the investigation were Lt. Glenn Angelle, Sgt. Robert Buatt, Senior Agents Kirby Henry and Aaron Monceaux and Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Detective Scott Hotard.
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