TRAFFIC STOP – DRUG – GUN LAW VIOLATIONS

TRAFFIC STOP – DRUG – GUN LAW VIOLATIONS
AARON BLAKE HENRY

LABADIEVILLE – Assumption Parish Sheriff Leland Falcon reports the arrest of Aaron Blake Henry, 27, of 1034 Spell Street, West Monroe, LA, on felony drug and gun law violations arising from a traffic stop on LA 308 north of Labadieville on Tuesday morning.

A uniformed patrol deputy assigned to the I.C.E. detail observed a vehicle commit a traffic violation and initiated a stop of that vehicle. The deputy made contact with the driver, now identified as Aaron Blake Henry.

The deputy conducted an officer / violator interview of the suspect. During the interview, the deputy determined that Henry’s driver’s license was suspended. Due to Henry’s movements, the deputy conducted a protective pat down search for weapons.

The deputy was advised by the Communications Division that Aaron Blake Henry was wanted on a fugitive warrant from Lafourche Parish for aggravated assault.

A secondary pat down search resulted in the seizure of drug paraphernalia and a quantity of methamphetamine.

Deputies conducted an open-air sniff of the suspect vehicle which produced a positive alert for the presence of controlled dangerous substances. A search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of additional drug paraphernalia and a shotgun.

Aaron Blake Henry was arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center on charges of:

*Possession of Methamphetamine
*Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
*Illegal Carrying of Weapons in the Presence of Controlled Dangerous Substances
*Driving Under a Suspended Driver’s License
*Speeding
*Fugitive Warrant – Lafourche Parish

Aaron Blake Henry remains 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.