• Advocate staff report
• Published: Feb 8, 2010

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Police arrested a woman Saturday for allegedly forcing her nieces to put their hands on a hot stove, an arrest warrant says.

Nedra Berry, 31, grabbed the hands of the girls, who are 11 and 12, on Jan. 29, and held them on a hot stove at a Baton Rouge home, the warrant says.

The children told investigators that Berry burned their hands to punish them for stealing something from school, the warrant says.

Berry, 2279 74th Ave., was booked into Parish Prison on two counts of cruelty to juveniles.

The victims’ grandfather, James Tucker, 46, 2232 Thomas Road, was booked into Parish Prison on two counts of principal to cruelty to a juvenile. Tucker allegedly saw the incident, which occurred at his home, but did not stop it, the warrant says.

7 people arrested on suspicion of DWI

Authorities arrested at least seven people suspected of driving while intoxicated in East Baton Rouge Parish and booked them into Parish Prison between 3 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, booking records show.

Those booked and the counts against them:

• Terrance Hyde, 33, 14363 Firethorn Drive, second-offense DWI, license plate required, driver’s license required/expired, drinking in a motor vehicle, following too close, reckless operation of a vehicle, equipment violation and motor vehicle insurance required.
• Pedro Bonilla, 31, 10463 Greenwell Springs Road, first-offense DWI, driver’s license not in possession and reckless operation of a vehicle.
• Willie Powell, 72, 10646 Willowood Drive, second-offense DWI.
• Tyrone Hall, 37, 388 Hillcrest Ave., first-offense DWI, reckless operation of a vehicle and failure to obey stop sign/yield sign.
• Steven Clark, 33, 7325 E. Camelback Road, Scottsdale, Ariz., first-offense DWI, driver’s license suspended/revoked, reckless operation of a vehicle, failure to maintain control and improper lane usage.
• Reginald Davis, 35, 1925 75th Ave., first-offense DWI, drinking in a motor vehicle and careless driving.
• Jasper Arciba, 20, 2902 Coral Sea Drive, first-offense DWI, failure to maintain control and reckless operation of a vehicle.

Compiled from staff reports. To talk to a crime reporter at The Advocate, call (225) 388-0369.