St. Mary Parish Sheriff Gary Driskell advises that over the last 24-hour reporting period, the Sheriff's Office responded to 33 complaints and reports the following arrests:

 

Kamryn Kinchen, 17, Franklin, LA, was arrested on September 20, 2024, at 11:35 am for possession of an unregistered weapon and possession of an automatic weapon (3 counts).

Kinchen was arrested by the Berwick Police Department on October 8, 2024, on an SMPSO warrant for sexual abuse of an animal, pornography involving juveniles (42 counts), and pornography involving juveniles under 13 years of age (60 counts).

On September 20, 2024, SMPSO Narcotics Detectives and detectives from the SMPSO Criminal Investigations Division were joined by MCPD Narcotics Officers, Berwick PD Narcotics Officers, and Franklin PD Officers to serve a warrant at a residence in Franklin, Louisiana.

Upon executing the warrant, detectives recovered three Glock handguns that had been altered with illegal Glock Switches to make them automatic weapons.

With the cooperation of Federal Agencies, and the assistance of the MCPD, BPD, and FPD, Kamryn Kinchen and Mycal Kinchen were arrested and transported to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center for booking. Bail was set at $350,000.

As the investigation continued, it was discovered that Kamryn Kinchen was in possession of child pornography on his personal phone. Kinchen also had possession of a video depicting sexual abuse of an animal. Detectives obtained a warrant for additional charges and with the assistance of the Berwick Police Department, Kinchen was arrested on the warrant. Bail on the new charges was set at an additional $560,000. Kinchen remains incarcerated.

 

Mitchell James Carrere, 38, New Iberia, LA, was arrested on October 10, 2024, at 2:26 pm on a Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office warrant for battery of a dating partner and kidnapping (attempted). Carrere was transported to another agency.

 

Det. Lt. David Spencer

Public Information Officer

St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office