10 teens arrested at Covington pot party

While investigating an open fire in a River Forest subdivision home Monday night, a Covington police officer stumbled on a pot party and 10 people were arrested.

According to Covington Police Department spokesman Capt. Jack West, the police man was driving down Beth Drive in the subdivision, when he spotted a large number of cars parked in front of 4 Beth Drive. He also spotted an open fire in the house’s back yard.

As the officer was walking toward the house, to tell the owners they could not have an open fire nor could the cars be parked in the street, he saw three men in the driveway, and he told them to walk towards his patrol car. As they were walking, West said one of the men allegedly took a 9mm Beretta handgun out of the waistband of his pants. West said the suspect did not point the gun, just held it in his hand.

The officer called for backup, and the armed man, Christopher Stonecypher, 19, 17030 Bomoka Road, Covington, was arrested for illegal carrying of a weapon.

The officers then went into the back yard where they found nine other people, five males and four females in possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. The nine were arrested and taken to CPD headquarters and each were issued summons for simple possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

The nine are, Allen Didier, 18, 2607 W. 15th St., Covington; Michael Roussy, 19, 4 Beth Drive, Covington; Tobert Belloni, 19, 310 W. St. Mary Drive, Covington; Jeffery Brown, 18, 71424 Parc Wood Drive E., Covington; Sarah Luecke, 19, 81430 S. Huckleberry, Covington; Jade Sanzone, 18, 26546 April Lane, Ponchatoula; Gabrielle Sessum, 19, 82296 Five Lakes Road, Bush; and Meghan Lopez, 18, 56 Lurline Drive, Covington.

Stonecypher was arrested only on the weapons charge West said.