A man on a bicycle at 2:30 a.m. in the morning was arrested for drug possession in a Ruston neighborhood Monday.
Lamont Montrell Rogers, 37, of Ruston, was pedaling on Cypress Springs Avenue when he was stopped by a Ruston patrol officer. A records check showed Rogers was wanted for failure to appear in Third District Court on a drug charge.
Rogers was arrested and searched. A smoking pipe typically used to smoke crack cocaine, and a white substance believed to be cocaine were located.
Rogers was booked for possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of cocaine, and the district court warrant.
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