Ruston Police arrested a Texas man last Friday after responding to a disturbance call and finding the man with drugs.
Donald Rice., 42, of Rio Vista, Texas, was arrested on drug charges after officers responded to the U-Pak-It convenience store on Cooktown Road about 6:30 a.m.
The store reported a shirtless man wearing shorts and socks was beating on a vehicle in the parking lot. Before officers arrived, the suspect had left, walking north on Cooktown Road.
Rice was stopped about two blocks away and found to be sweating profusely and speaking incoherently. A search located crack cocaine, powder cocaine, and methamphetamine in his pockets. Two glass smoking pipes were also found.
Rice was arrested and booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center for three counts of possession of controlled substances and possession of drug paraphernalia. Bail was set at $26,000.
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