The Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested a Chatham man Tuesday night on warrants and drug charges.
Deputies went to a Campbell Road residence about 10 p.m. Tuesday to serve felony arrest warrants on Darren Michael Coughran, 34. Deputies knew Coughran drove a red Ford Ranger truck which was found behind the residence with Coughran inside.
An odor of marijuana was detected coming from the truck. Coughran was asked to step out of the vehicle. He was placed under arrest on warrants charging him with domestic abuse battery and sexual battery.
When deputies attempted to handcuff Coughran, he attempted to push away and pull his arms from deputies. After a brief struggle, Coughran was placed in handcuffs and searched. An eyeglass case containing a glass pipe with suspected methamphetamine residue and two bags of methamphetamine were found in Coughran’s pocket. A cigarette box containing suspected marijuana was also found.
While attempting to escort Coughran to a patrol car, he continued to fight and pull away from deputies. He was given commands to stop resisting throughout the incident but continued to fight. Deputies placed him on the ground and utilized a Taser with positive results.
Coughran was taken to the Lincoln Parish Detention Center where he was booked for possession of marijuana, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting an officer by force, and the two felony warrants.
His bail amount was listed as $34,000.
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