The Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested three on drug charges and numerous other offenses after a deputy investigated a suspicious vehicle near Dubach.
Albert Zehr, 38; Valerie Fuller, 46; and Patience Renee Zehr, 33, all of Dubach, were arrested July 26 after a deputy responded to investigate a report of a vehicle crash on U.S. 167.
The responding deputy did not find a crash, but saw a young woman running along the roadway at the location. When the deputy turned around to make contact with the female, a truck was seen almost under the U.S. 167 bridge over Bayou Darbonne.
Albert Zehr and Fuller told the deputy they were not in a crash but parked under the bridge to fish and their battery had died. A records check show that Zehr was wanted on two warrants from Ruston for a hit and run driving and switched license plate.
Zehr was arrested on the warrants, and during a search a syringe and a small glass container containing suspected methamphetamine were found in his pocket.
During a search of the truck, the deputy located a book bag on the passenger side front seat that contained medications belonging to Fuller. In the same bag, a small purse was found containing a syringe and small glass containers of suspected methamphetamine crystals and liquid methamphetamine.
A glass smoking pipe and “bong” were found in the backseat of the truck.
As Zehr and Fuller were being transported to the Lincoln Parish Detention Center, another deputy on scene with the tow truck located a Taurus pistol underneath the vehicle. Neither Zehr nor Fuller claimed ownership of the pistol. Both are convicted felons prohibited from possessing a firearm.
While the deputy was assisting the tow truck, a woman stopped at the location and said Zehr and Fuller had been staying at her house without permission. The woman’s juvenile son said he had been in the residence and had seen firearms that, according to the woman, were not supposed to be there. Deputies went with the woman to the residence and gave them permission to search the premises.
Patience Zehr was found on the scene. She told deputies a .22 rifle belonging to her was in the house and that she had been staying there for two days. During the search, deputy located several bags of suspected methamphetamine along with the .22 rifle, a .223 caliber rifle, and a 9 mm pistol without a barrel.
A purse containing Patience Zehr‘s wallet and identification also contained a glass jar of suspected methamphetamine.
Patience Zehr was booked for possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, and illegal carrying of a weapon in the presence of a controlled substance.
Albert Zehr was booked for possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, illegal possession of a controlled substance in the presence of someone under 17, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, illegal carrying of a weapon, and the two Ruston warrants.
Fuller was booked for possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a controlled substance in the presence of someone under 17, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and illegal carrying of a weapon.
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