Man obstructing traffic arrested near Ruston arrested
A call reporting a man lying in the road resulted in the arrest of a Ruston man by the Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Department for several offenses, including felony possession of marijuana.
Larry Dwayne Fields, 57, was arrested just after midnight on the morning of November 21 on Tarbutton Road near La. Highway 544.
Deputies responding to the call located Fields walking in the southbound lane of Tarbutton Road. Fields initially refused to stop for deputies and was told it was illegal to walk in the road
obstructing traffic. He said he could walk anywhere he wished and attempted to walk away during the investigation and was given commands to stop.
Deputies attempted to arrest Fields who yanked his arm from behind his back and attempted and resisted handcuffing. A search after the arrest yielded a bag of suspected synthetic marijuana and a glass smoking pipe.
A records check showed Fields has previous convictions for possession of marijuana in 2016 and 2019. A third offense is a felony under Louisiana law.
Field was booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center for third offense possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting an officer, and obstruction of a public passage. Bail was set at $2,000.
At the detention center, Fields admitted to smoking crack cocaine and “mojo” just before being stopped by deputies.
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