Police arrested two men and a woman Saturday morning after the three allegedly looted a fire-damaged house on Davis Boulevard in south Ruston.
Officers responded to a report of people stealing items out of the unoccupied house that recently burned. A vehicle occupied by three Ruston residents was found backed up to the house.
Officers reported they were told by the three that they have stopped at the house because their car was overheating. The three denied entering the house.
However, witnesses reported the trio did enter the house and removed items. One neighbor said the suspects took three lawnmowers from the residence earlier that morning.
A search of the car discovered small amounts of methamphetamine and marijuana and a container of articles believed stolen from the house. The victim identified items in the car as stolen.
Orlanda Outley, 56; Andrea M. Moore, 33; and Sanquetta Craft, 32, were arrested.
Outley and Moore were booked for looting, possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, and theft. Moore was also booked for resisting an officer by providing false information.
Outley’s bail was set at $13,500 and Moore’s at $14,000.
Craft was booked for looting and possession of methamphetamine and marijuana. Her bail was set at $12,500.
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