INVESTIGATIVE STOP – DRUG LAW VIOLATION

INVESTIGATIVE STOP – DRUG LAW VIOLATION –
JAMES LAWRENCE SIMMONS, III

PIERRE PART – Assumption Parish Sheriff Leland Falcon reports the arrest of James Lawrence Simmons, III, 18, of 121 Mam & Pap Drive, Pierre Part, LA, on felony drug charges arising from an investigative stop in Pierre Part on Thursday morning.

A uniformed patrol deputy responded to a call in which he was advised that a subject wanted on various charges was observed as a passenger in a specifically identified vehicle. Deputies located that vehicle in Pierre Part and deputies observed the driver exiting the vehicle. Deputies made contact with the driver now identified as James Lawrence Simmons, III.

The deputy inquired with Simmons, the whereabouts of the wanted subject.

The deputy conducted a protective pat down sweep of Simmons at which time a quantity of CBD oil was discovered and seized.

James Lawrence Simmons, III was arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center on charges of:

*Prohibited Acts: Schedule I – Controlled Dangerous Substances to wit CBD Oil

James Lawrence Simmons, III posted a $10,000 commercial bond.

For additional information concerning this News Release, contact Sheriff Leland Falcon or Public Information Officer, Lonny Cavalier at (985) 498-9353 or (985) 369-7281.