The Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested two men last week after checking a stopped vehicle and finding drugs.
On October 29, a deputy saw a vehicle at the dumpster site on Hogan Road a few minutes before midnight. The deputy asked the two occupants what they were doing and they said they were dumping trash.
Two men appeared nervous, sweating profusely, unable to stay still, and avoided eye contact with the deputy. A department K-9 performed an open air sniff and alerted on the driver’s side door to the presence of narcotics in the vehicle.
During a search based on that K-9 alert, a cylinder containing methamphetamine crystals and rolling papers were found in the driver’s door. A can containing marijuana and a glass smoking pipe with suspected THC wax residue were found in the center console.
Bruce Laster said the marijuana was his. Both men denied possessing the methamphetamine, but it was closest to William Laster who was in the driver’s seat. William Laster was found to have a suspended driver’s license and no insurance.
Bruce Laster was found to be wanted on a warrant from Ouachita Parish for possession of a controlled substance.
The two men were arrested and booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center. Bruce Laster was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and the Ouachita Parish warrant. On October 30, he was transferred to the custody of the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office.
William Laster was booked for possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving under suspension, and no insurance.
On October 30, he was additionally charged on warrants for simple criminal damage to property and disturbing the peace. Further information on those charges was not immediately available. Bail was set at $13,500.
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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