TRAFFIC STOP – DRUG LAW VIOLATIONS – I.C.E. ARREST

TRAFFIC STOP – DRUG LAW VIOLATIONS – I.C.E. ARREST
CHRISTOPHER PATRICK CHEATTEAM

AMELIA – Assumption Parish Sheriff Leland Falcon reports the arrest of Christopher Patrick Cheatteam, 36, of 147 4th Street, Bridge City, La., on felony drug charges arising from a traffic stop on U.S. 90 near Amelia on Tuesday evening.

A uniformed patrol deputy assigned to the I.C.E. detail observed a westbound vehicle commit a traffic violation and initiated a stop of that vehicle. The deputy made contact with the driver now identified as Christopher Patrick Cheatteam and engaged the driver in an officer / violator interview. During the interview process, the deputy determined that Cheatteam was driving under a suspended drivers license. The deputy also observed a bottle labeled as promethazine in plain view.

At the conclusion of the interview process the deputy believed additional investigation was warranted. The deputy requested and was granted consent to search the vehicle during the ensuing search. The deputy seized multiple containers of suspected promethazine / codeine of which the suspect had no prescription.

Christopher Patrick Cheatteam was arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center on charges of:

*Prohibited Acts, Possession of a Schedule V Controlled Dangerous Substance to
wit: Promethazine / Codeine
*Driving Under a Suspended Driver’s License
*Improper Lane Usage

Christopher Patrick Cheattean 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) 369-2912.