Property possibly stolen seized in theft arrest; Also, one man arrested for attempted burglary and another for not registering as a sex offender

Charles Lanier, booked with failure to register as a sex offender.

Patrick Vaughn, booked with theft in which large amount of possibly stolen property recovered.

A large amount of property that was possibly stolen was seized in an arrest of a St. Bernard Parish man on a theft charge on Sept. 17, while separately, another man was arrested for attempted house burglary and one for failure to register as a sex offender, Sheriff James Pohlmann said.

Patrick Vaughn, 31, 2209 E. Christie Drive in the Poydras area, was arrested Sept. 17 after he was identified as the person seen stealing an item from a truck parked outside a bar in eastern St. Bernard Parish on Sept. 11, Pohlmann said.

A judge issued a warrant for Vaughn’s arrest on a theft count and later a search warrant for his home was issued.

Sheriff’s detectives arrested Vaughn at his residence and during a search numerous items were found which authorities suspect had been stolen, including a flat-screen television, a GPS, other electronic equipment and a life vest, Sheriff Pohlmann said.

Vaughn was booked into St. Bernard Parish Prison and been released on bond.

Separately, Patrick Deffes, 50, 1712 Gnell Drive in eastern St. Bernard Parish, was booked with attempted burglary of a residence and criminal damage for breaking a window in the attempt, Sheriff Pohlmann said.

One witness saw Deffes in the yard of a man who wasn’t home and a second witness said he saw Deffes break a window in an attempt to enter the residence, the sheriff said.

Deffes was arrested after the person who lives at the home was reached and said he didn’t give Deffes permission to be on his property or enter the home.

Deffes is being held in Parish Prison in lieu of $16,000 bond set in the case.

Also, Charles Lanier, 34, whose last address was in Chalmette, was arrested recently for failure to register as a sex offender with the Sheriff’s Office after changing addresses, which is a felony, and with resisting an officer who arrested him, Pohlmann said.

A judge had issued a warrant for Lanier’s arrest for failure to register and he was spotted walking in Arabi but ran from officers and struggled with them before he was taken into custody, the sheriff said.

He is being held without bond.