A man and a woman traveling together were arrested in Ruston on numerous drug charges, outstanding warrants, and traffic offenses.
Gregory Williams, 28, Farmerville, and Keisha Cornett, 48, of Marion, were arrested by Ruston Police on June 20 during a traffic stop.
An RPD officer saw Williams driving a vehicle with illegally tinted windows and an illegal license plate covering on South Farmerville Street. When the vehicle was stopped, the officer smelled the odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle and saw an open bottle of beer.
Williams admitted to having marijuana in the vehicle. During a search, three cigars containing marijuana were found under Williams‘s seat. A records check showed Williams‘s driver’s license was suspended and he was wanted on two warrants from Third District Court in Union Parish and three warrants for failure to appear in Ruston City Court.
Cornett was a front seat passenger in the vehicle. She admitted having an open container of alcoholic beverage inside the vehicle. A records check revealed she was wanted for failing to appear in Ruston City Court on a theft charge. She was placed under arrest and admitted to having a small amount of marijuana inside her pants. Once at the detention center, the staff retrieved the marijuana.
Several hours later, the officer was reviewing in-car video that showed Cornett in the backseat of the patrol car retrieving items from her pants. She attempted to pass the items to Williams, but he refused to take it and motioned at the video camera.
The video showed Cornett managing to bring her head to her handcuffed hands, and apparently place an item in her mouth. Cornet later admitted she had taken an MDMA (ecstasy) tablet and chewed it up to avoid being charged. A firearm had also been found under her seat during the stop.
Williams was booked for possession of marijuana, open container, improper display of a license plate, improper window tint, driving under suspension, and the Union Parish and Ruston City Court warrants.
Initially, Cornett was booked for possession of marijuana, open container, and the failure to appear warrant. After the video was reviewed, additional charges of obstruction of justice, resisting an officer, possession of MDMA, and possession of a firearm in the presence of a controlled substance were added.
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