Trespasser found to be unregistered sex offender
A Simsboro man was arrested in Ruston Monday after he was stopped by police after a report he was checking door handles of vehicles in the Walmart parking lot.
Torranzec Raynard Melton, 40, was spotted in the Walmart Supercenter matching the description given to police.
Melton had been previously banned from all Walmart stores. A records check showed Melton was wanted by the Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office for our failure to register as a sex offender. He was arrested and a subsequent search located suspected methamphetamine, synthetic marijuana, and drug paraphernalia.
Melton was booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center for possession of methamphetamine, possession of synthetic marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, remaining on premises after being forbidden, and the LPSO warrant.
Melton’s bail was set at $206,000.
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