Ruston Police arrested two women after responding to a shoplifting call at a South Vienna Street convenience store Monday.
The store reported two suspects in the store. When officers arrived, they identified the two women and told them the reason for the stop. Both said they had not stolen anything.
The witness said she watched the two women walk around the store and pick up multiple items while holding the bag open. Nothing belonging to the store was located.
During the investigation it was discovered both women were wanted on warrants. Latishia Voss, 40, of Ruston, was wanted on warrants from Ruston City Court for failure to appear on no headlight and driving under suspension charges.
Sherri Solley, 38, of Ruston, was wanted on two warrants from Third District Court for possession of a Schedule I controlled substance and improper taillights.
When they were arrested, officers smelled the odor of marijuana on Voss. She said she had marijuana in her backpack. Officers located a plastic bag containing marijuana and a plastic bag containing a white crystalline substance believed to be methamphetamine.
At the detention center, another bag of suspected methamphetamine was found in Voss’s clothing.
Voss was booked for possession of marijuana, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, introduction of contraband into a penal facility, and the two City Court warrants. Bail was set at $7,500.
Solley was booked on the two District Court warrants. The bail amount for Solley was not available at publication time.
This information has been provided by a law enforcement agency as public information. Persons named or shown in photographs or video as suspects in a criminal investigation, or arrested and charged with a crime, have not been convicted of any criminal offense and are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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