Six arrested and others sought in a large street fight from weeks ago in which a video appeared on social media but no one called S.O. while it was happening

Posted: June 19th, 2015 | Filed under: News Releases

Elbert Kruse, booked with contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile.

Elbert Kruse, booked with contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile.

A video of a large outdoor fight on a street in eastern St. Bernard Parish which appeared on social media has lead to the arrest of three males and three females and several others are sought, Sheriff James Pohlmann said.

“This melee between possibly 15-20 men, women and juveniles wasn’t reported to us at the time it was happening,” although numerous others were watching. Sheriff Pohlmann said. “But we have identified a number of people based on a video that surfaced.’’

The fight happened on Suzi Drive the first week of June and a video was posted June 5. The man who videoed the incident and posted it on social media is among those arrested, booked with contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile. No one has reported being seriously injured, the sheriff said.

Sheriff Pohlmann said sheriff’s detectives began identifying participants after the video appeared.

Two men and two women were booked with disturbing the peace by fighting and contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile. A 15-year-old girl from eastern St. Bernard Parish was booked with aggravated assault for allegedly trying to use a stun gun on someone during the incident.

Arrested were Cassie Goodling Cuccia, 21, of Chalmette; Lena Ellzey, 23, of Violet; the juvenile girl, and males Elbert Kruse, 31, of Chalmette who posted the video and was booked on a count of contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile; Joushua Meyers, 19, and Dalton Kieff, 19, both from eastern St. Bernard Parish.

Kruse was being held in St. Bernard Parish Prison in lieu of bond set at $3,000 and he was also held in contempt by state District Judge Jeanne Juneau and given 15 days to serve in jail for his behavior during his bond setting appearance. The other adults were being held in lieu of bond set at $3,500 each. The 15-year-old was being held in the Juvenile Detention Center.

A warrant was also issued by a judge for the arrest of a woman whose name wasn’t released and arrest warrants will be sought for several other men who have been identified as being part of the fight, the sheriff said.