A Ruston man resisted arrest when police attempted to check out a woman’s report of a suspicious man Halloween night.
Franklin Terry Roane, 60, was arrested October 31 for resisting officers and eight outstanding warrants after police responded to Cornell Avenue where after a woman reported men approaching her vehicle as she parked in her yard.
A responding officer located a man matching the description in the area. He identified himself as Michael Roane, born April 1. The man did not possess any identification, but said the woman was related to him.
Officers saw three copper filters with suspected drug residue on them on the ground where Roane was standing that had not been there earlier. The man attempted to push the filters under a patrol car.
When officers attempted to take him in the custody, he resisted and tried to pull away. As officers attempted to secure the man, he actively resisted by trying to push himself away and break the grip officers had on him. He was eventually taken in the custody.
The woman said she was not related to Roane and did not know him. He finally identified himself to officers as Franklin Terry Roane.
A records check showed Roane was wanted on four warrants from Third District Court on charges of theft and four warrants for failure to appear in Ruston City Court on two counts of expired license plate and two counts of no license plate.
Roane was booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center for resisting an officer, possession of drug paraphernalia, and the eight warrants.
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