The Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Department continues to encounter drugs, illegal guns and wanted fugitives as deputies make stops of traffic violators and suspicious vehicles.
A traffic stop Wednesday afternoon led to charges against two Shreveport men on drug and weapons violations to add to a growing list of recent arrests based on self-initiated activities by deputies.
Deputy J. McHenry spotted a Honda Accord on Interstate 20 following another vehicle too closely. After stopping the car and approaching the driver, the deputy smelled suspected marijuana from inside the vehicle. The occupants were removed and during a search, a backpack was found containing digital scales with suspected marijuana residue and about 87 grams of suspected marijuana.
A Glock. 45 pistol was found on between the front passenger seat and the door jam. Another loaded firearm was found under the passenger side seat. The driver and front passenger were placed under arrest and transported to the Lincoln Parish Detention Center.
Anthony Jenkins, Jr., 24, was booked for possession with intent to distribute a Schedule I controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a firearm in the presence of a controlled substance, and following too close. The front seat passenger Christopher T. Jenkins, 18, was booked for possession with intent to distribute a Schedule I controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of a firearm in the presence of a controlled substance.
