The Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested a local woman last week after a victim provided video showing her trespassing and burglarizing a building.
Tonya Walker Davis, 44, of Grambling, was arrested on March 19 after deputies were called to a location on La. Highway 151 near Dubach regarding a trespassing complaint.
Deputies found Davis trespassing at an oil well site behind a residence. While deputies were investigating, a man who arrived who said he had video of Davis trespassing on his property on Bettell Road and breaking into one of his buildings.
The video showed Davis’s truck enter the Bettell Road property and park near the building. The victim said he saw several items out of place inside and outside the building. Davis admitted to trespassing on the man’s property and breaking into his building.
Another victim came to the scene and said Davis had trespassed on her property, also on Bettell Road. The woman said Davis had to cross her property to get to the burglarized building.
Davis was arrested and taken to the Lincoln Parish Detention Center. During the transport, Davis was asked if she had any drugs on her and she stated no. During a search at the detention center, deputies located a small plastic bag of suspected methamphetamine. A rapid field test confirmed the substance was methamphetamine.
Davis was booked for a simple burglary, three counts of criminal trespass, possession of methamphetamine, and introduction of contraband into a penal facility. Bail was set at $26,000.
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