4 men arrested over theft of boat, a $5,000 motor and a trailer in Chalmette; 2 jailed in parish for possession of stolen things and 2 in Jefferson for theft of a boat there

James Reed, 32, arrested in Jefferson Parish for boat theft and wanted in St. Bernard for March 8 boat theft.

Jerral Ronquille, 46, booked in St. Bernard for possession of stolen things, a stolen $5,000 motor.

Four men have been arrested, two in St. Bernard Parish and two in Jefferson Parish, over a March 8 theft of a boat, a motor worth more than $5000 and a trailer taken in Chalmette, Sheriff James Pohlmann said.

The boat, motor and trailer have been recovered.

Two men, James Reed, 32, a St. Bernard native, and Travis Delaney, 31, of the West Bank, were jailed in Jefferson Parish recently for theft of a boat there. They are also wanted in St. Bernard on arrest warrants obtained from a judge by Det. Sgt. Steve Guillot, alleging they stole a boat, motor and trailer in Chalmette on March 8, Sheriff Pohlmann said.

Reed also is wanted in St. Bernard Parish for illegal possession of stolen things and unauthorized use of a moveable – the items stolen. The boat and trailer were found later that day by a State Police trooper in Chalmette, stripped of its Go Devil motor and other items.

The motor was later found the night of March 8 after the victim received information about who might have his motor, the sheriff said.

Also, Kary Alexie, 48, of Lafitte, who said he has been living in St. Bernard a short time, and Jerral Ronquille, 46, of St. Bernard Parish, were arrested in the case for possession of stolen things, the stolen motor. Both were booked into St. Bernard Parish Prison and have been released on bond.

Alexie, also booked with illegal possession of the drug Suboxone, a drug used wean addicts off heroin, was released on $25,000 bond.

Ronquille, who acknowledged buying the stolen motor at a low price, was freed on $15,000 bond.

An outdoor video surveillance camera at a home near where the boat was stolen in Chalmette, showed the theft took place about 4:15 a.m. the morning of March 8, Sheriff Pohlmann said. It also showed the subject who stole it was in a light-colored extended cab pickup truck.

Sheriff’s detectives developed information on who stole the boat, motor and trailer after the motor was recovered on Randazzo Drive. Both Reed and Travis were arrested in Jefferson about the same time they were wanted in St. Bernard.