TRAFFIC STOP – DRUG LAW VIOLATION

TRAFFIC STOP – DRUG LAW VIOLATION
BLAKE SUZONNE MORRIS

BAYOU L’OURSE – Assumption Parish Sheriff Leland Falcon reports the arrest of Blake Suzonne Morris, 31, of 109 Blakesley Street, Franklin, LA, on felony drug charges arising from a traffic stop on U.S. 90 near Bayou L’Ourse, LA on Thursday evening.

A uniformed patrol deputy observed a westbound vehicle with an equipment violation and initiated a stop of that vehicle. The deputy made contact with the driver, as well as one passenger identified as Blake Suzonne Morris. The deputy interviewed both occupants and concluded that additional investigation was warranted. A K-9 conducted an open-air sniff of the suspect vehicle which produced a positive alert for a controlled dangerous substance. During a subsequent vehicle search, a quantity of the Schedule IV drug Klonopin was seized and attributed to Blake Suzonne Morris.

Deputies arrested Blake Suzonne Morris and booked her into the Assumption Parish Detention Center on charge of:

*Possession of Klonopin

Blake Suzonne Morris 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) 498-9353 or (985) 369-7281.