Two women were arrested on a traffic stop Monday night after they were stopped by Ruston Police.
Johnae Thomas, 22, of Lafayette, was stopped on Tech Farm Road by a RPD patrol supervisor about 8:30 p.m. Monday for not displaying a license plate. Thomas initially gave the name Jordan Williams, explaining she did not have her driver’s license with her. A records check failed to locate a license under that name.
When asked if she had anything bearing her name, Thomas said she had something on her phone. After scrolling through her cell phone for several minutes, Thomas showed a piece of mail with her true name. A check on the name showed Thomas’s driver’s license was suspended.
A check of a passenger in the car, Makayla Ferguson, 21, of Bernice, revealed she was wanted on a warrant for failure to appear in court on a traffic charge.
Both women were arrested and taken to the Lincoln Parish Detention Center. Thomas was booked for resisting an officer by providing false information and driving under suspension. Her bail was set at $1,000. Ferguson was booked on the warrant with bail set at $2,000.
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