A Ruston man stopped for illegally tinted windows in Ruston last Thursday has been charged with numerous drug-related felonies.
A member of the Lincoln Parish Narcotics Enforcement Team arrested Jeremy Patton, 26, after stopping him for excessively tinted windows Thursday afternoon.
The LPNET officer was on proactive patrol when he was a Chevrolet Cavalier with the illegal tint. Once the vehicle was stopped, the officer saw a tray commonly used to roll marijuana.
A search of the vehicle located another tray and a small amount of marijuana, and a backpack containing two plastic bags of raw marijuana and a Glock 19 9mm pistol.
Patton was arrested and taken to the Lincoln Parish Detention Center where he was booked for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of drug paraphernalia, illegal carrying of a weapon during a drug felony, violation of the Controlled Substances Law—Drug Free Zone, and illegal window tint.
Patton’s bail was set at $30,000.
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