Grambling Police arrested a local man Wednesday after he allegedly resisted arrest after he was found to be wanted on several warrants.
Ladarious L. Melton, 31, of Grambling, was a passenger in a vehicle stopped by GPD about 9:15 p.m. Wednesday night. Police received a call to a Bowman Place residence regarding a vehicle being taken. The Buick Encore was spotted driving recklessly on R.W.E. Jones Drive.
When GPD attempted to stop it, the vehicle refused to stop and continued some distance. fore stopping. The female driver stepped out of the vehicle but Melton, the passenger, directed profanity at the officers and initially refused to exit the car.
When Melton did get of the vehicle, he threatened to beat up the officers. Two GPD officers and two Lincoln Parish deputies attempted to place Melton in the back of a patrol car. He refused to enter the vehicle and tried to push officers using his body. He was finally physically guided into the patrol car.
Melton was wanted on three arrest warrants from the Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office for failure to appear in Third District Court for DWI and traffic charges. He was booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center for four counts of resisting an officer and the three warrants. Later, a charge of misdemeanor probation violation was also added.
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