TRAFFIC STOP – DRUG LAW VIOLATIONS

TRAFFIC STOP – DRUG LAW VIOLATIONS
GREGORY IRVIN JOHNSON

BAYOU L’OURSE – Assumption Parish Sheriff Leland Falcon reports the arrest of Gregory Irvin Johnson, 59, of 214 Fandall Street, Gibson, LA, on felony drug charges related to a traffic stop.

On Sunday evening, an I.C.E. Unit officer observed a vehicle commit a traffic violation on Aristle Road in Bayou L’Ourse and initiated a stop of the suspect vehicle.

The deputy made contact with the driver. The deputy then interviewed the passenger, Gregory Irvin Johnson. As a result of that interview the deputy was suspicious of criminal activity and requested a K-9 Unit.

The K-9 conducted an open-air sniff of the vehicle and alerted to the presence of drugs. A subsequent search yielded numerous illegal substances which were attributed to Johnson.

Gregory Irvin Johnson was arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center on charges of:

*Possession of Klonopin (Clonazepam)
*Possession of Xanax (Alprazolam)
*Possession of Marijuana
*Possession, Sale or Distribution of a Legend Drug without a Prescription

Johnson was incarcerated pending a bond hearing.

Sheriff Leland Falcon thanks St. Mary Parish Sheriff Blaize Smith and his office for their assistance.

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