A Monroe man was arrested in Ruston Saturday after a search warrant was executed at a Louisiana Tech dorm room.
Michael B. Payne, 24, was arrested on numerous drug and weapon charges on the morning of November 2 after personnel from the Lincoln Parish Narcotics Enforcement Team searched a residence on the Louisiana Tech campus.
LPNET and Louisiana Tech Police searched a room at Nielsen Hall and found Payne inside. In the downstairs area, a plate containing an orange powder consistent with Adderall tablets was found. In an upstairs bedroom, several types of steroids, testosterone, marijuana, and other narcotics were located.
A Palmetto State Armory 9 mm pistol and a Webley .38 revolver were also seized.
A 3-D printer was found with multiple parts identified as used to convert a firearm into a machine gun. Payne said he was attempting to manufacturer an auto sear for AR-type rifles to convert them from semi-automatic to fully automatic. Also seized were containers of extremism material.
Payne was booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center for possession of marijuana, possession of testosterone with intent to distribute, possession of anabolic steroids with intent to distribute, possession of drug paraphernalia, illegal carrying of a weapon during the commission of a drug felony, violation of control substances law (drug freeze zone), and manufacture of machine gun parts.
Payne’s bail was set at $107,500.
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