TRAFFIC – DRUG LAW VIOLATIONS

TRAFFIC – DRUG LAW VIOLATIONS
LAMAR RASHAD MCDANIEL

AMELIA – Assumption Parish Sheriff Leland Falcon reports the arrest of Lamar Rashad McDaniel, 31, of 2925 10th Street, Port Arthur, Texas, on felony drug charges following a traffic stop near Amelia early Sunday.

Deputies on patrol assignment observed a vehicle commit a traffic violation and initiated a traffic stop.

The deputy made contact with the driver now identified as Lamar Rashad McDaniel and commenced an interrogation of the suspect. The deputy decided to conduct a field sobriety examination of McDaniel and at some point, requested consent to search the vehicle which was granted.

During the search, deputies seized a quantity of MDMA (Ecstasy).

Lamar Rashad McDaniel was arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center on charges of:

*Speeding
*Illegal Window Tint
*Possession of MDMA (Ecstasy)

Lamar Rashad McDaniel was incarcerated pending a bond hearing.

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