[StBernard] Violet woman steals $350, buys drugs, then attempts to give some drugs to victim

[Westley Annis]

Violet woman steals $350, buys drugs, then attempts to give some drugs to
victim
 By Benjamin Alexander-Bloch, The Times-Picayune 
on October 01, 2012 at 9:35 PM, updated October 01, 2012 at 9:45 PM Email |
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A Violet woman broke into a neighbor's home, stole $350, bought drugs with
the money, and then later offered some of the drugs to the person whose
money she had robbed, according to the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office.
The incident was one of three recent arrests the Sheriff's Office announced
on Monday night. 

Crystal Nunez, 30, of Gen. Pershing Street, was booked with burglary and an
attempted house burglary. The attempt charge stems from a witness who chased
her away as she attempted to break into a house. She is in St. Bernard
Prison in lieu of a $30,000 bond.

In the second case, a Chalmette man allegedly was pulling on car door
handles in his neighborhood, hoping to find an unlocked car in his
neighborhood. He pulled on one truck's door so hard that its handle broke
off, according to the Sherriff's Office. 

After many unsuccessful attempts, Jason Cantrell, 29, of Campagna Drive,
walked back into his house. Witnesses, who allegedly saw the attempted
break-ins, called the police after they saw him close his front door. When
sheriff's deputies later approached, Cantrell attempted to flee out his back
door.

He was booked with two attempted burglaries and is in jail in lieu of
$25,000 bond. 

The third individual was Maurice Williams, 24, of McRaven Court, New
Orleans. After deputies pulled his vehicle over for reckless driving,
deputies discovered 3.2 grams of cocaine in 12 bags, nearly three ounces of
marijuana in 10 bags, and 56 prescription pills in a bottle, according to
the Sheriff's Office.

Williams was booked with possession with intent to distribute cocaine,
possession with intent to distribute marijuana and three counts of
possession of the three types of pills. He is being held in St. Bernard
Prison in lieu of $65,000 bond.