A search warrant led to a weekend arrest of two individuals for a variety of drug-related charges.
At 8 p.m. Feb. 11, Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office Special Response Team executed a state-signed Knock and Announce Search Warrant at a residence in Dubach.
Jerome U. Ashley, 44, of Dubach, exited the residence once the door was breached. Ashley advised officers that his girlfriend was sleeping in the back bedroom. Deputies went into the residence and called the female, who was identified as Tellena Moreno, 37, of Dubach. Both were advised of their rights and handcuffed before the search began.
Prior to deputies searching the premises, they asked Moreno if there were any narcotics they needed to be aware of. Moreno answered no, but during a search of the bedroom, officers located a clear plastic baggie containing marijuana, a dollar bill containing methamphetamine, several cut straws used to snort methamphetamine that contained meth residue, two units of prescription pills not in a pill bottle and two units of promethazine in a prescription bottle with no label on it.
Inside Moreno’s purse, officers found a clear plastic baggie containing a white powdery residue as well. A search of Moreno’s vehicle was conducted, and agents located several burnt marijuana cigars as well as plastic baggies commonly used to package narcotics.
Moreno said she was unaware of any of the narcotics in her vehicle or the room.
On Moreno’s keychain, an LPNET agent located a small container containing marijuana residue as well. Moreno was transported back to LPNET and then transported to the Lincoln Parish Detention Center for booking.
Shortly after making contact with Ashley, Ruston Ambulance Service arrived on the scene to evaluate his medical condition, as he was acting erratic. He was transported to the Northern Louisiana Medical Center and once medically cleared, transported to LPNET for holding and then LPDC for booking.
Moreno and Ashley were booked under multiple drug charges, including possession of marijuana, possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. Moreno’s bond was set at $6,000. Ashley was additionally booked for a LPNET arrest warrant for distribution of Schedule II drugs, and his bond was set at $46,000.
