Update:
On March 3, the 4th Judicial District Attorney s Office filed a decline slip dated Jan. 27 with the court.
Tammy Lynn Clearwater will not be prosecuted for cruelty to a juvenile.
Her charge was reduced to simple battery.
Original story:
A former daycare worker has been charged with felony cruelty to juveniles after coworkers reportedly witnessed her biting a child.
Tammy Lynn Clearwater, 47, was arrested Wednesday and booked into Ouachita Correctional Center.
According to a warrant for her arrest, two adult employees at First United Methodist Early Learning Center in West Monroe saw Clearwater bite a 2-year-old child on his finger and leave a mark.
At least six arrests have been made in a heroin trafficking operation in Monroe.
Investigations by the Metro Narcotics Unit, Monroe Police Department and Ouachita Parish Sheriff s Office have led to the arrest of a man investigators say has been bringing heroin from the New Orleans area in addition to multiple people who have been known to sell the narcotic.
On Wednesday, the following people were arrested as a result of the investigation:
Commanche Laderius Wade, 26, of Monroe,
Ziamber Briausa Leonard, 21, of West Monroe,
Cornell Wilbert Smith, 44, of Monroe,
Willie Bernard Big Will Dominique, 47, of Monroe,
Charles Bertle Disco Clark, 52, of Monroe,
Monroe police worked a greater number of homicides during 2020 than they have in each of the past two years, law enforcement records revealed.
As of Tuesday, the Monroe Police Department had recorded 22 homicides for 2020, including a shooting that occurred on Christmas Day at the Delta Mini Mart on DeSiard Street which claimed lives of two people. Detectives have identified one of the suspects, Michael Jacobs Jr., and are actively seeking information about the other suspectsâ whereabouts.
âHopefully, weâll stay at 22 and not go up before New Yearâs (Day),â said Monroe Police Chief Victor âVicâ Zordan.
Though the Federal Bureau of Investigationâs uniform crime reporting data shows only nine homicides in 2019, police department officials say the city reported 16 homicides last year.