A Ruston man was arrested Monday after a patrol officer found multiple illegal drugs in a search.
Gene Green, Jr., 43, was arrested December 8 on South Trenton Street after he was stopped for walking in the middle of the roadway, obstructing traffic.
An officer on patrol in an area known for drug trafficking and other criminal activity saw Green walking in the middle of the roadway with his back toward traffic just before midnight Sunday night. According to the officer’s report, this created an immediate safety hazard and a violation of state law regarding pedestrians in roadways.
The officer stopped to talk with Green and ensure his safety. Green repeatedly reached into his right pants pocket without producing anything. The officer’s report noted this behavior is consistent with nervousness and attempts to conceal contraband or weapons.
Green gave inconsistent statements about his intended destination. A records check showed he had a criminal history involving drug possession and distribution.
A search located a large plastic bag containing over 35 ecstasy tablets in Green’s right front pants pocket. Additional ecstasy tablets were found in a second jacket he was wearing under his outer jacket along with multiple Xanax pills, prepackaged baggies of crack cocaine, and approximately 7.4g of methamphetamine. A search of the backpack located a glass methamphetamine smoking pipe, several baggies used for packaging and distributing illegal narcotics, a scale, and approximately 4 grams of marijuana.
Green was arrested and asked if he had anything else on him and he said no. The officer told Green multiple times that if he got to the jail with additional contraband on him that would constitute an additional charge. When Green was booked, detention center staff found additional baggies hidden in Green’s underwear. Before the baggies containing methamphetamine could be seized, Green placed them in his mouth to attempt to dispose of them.
Green was booked for possession of MDMA (ecstasy), possession of cocaine, possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, obstruction of justice, and introduction of contraband into a penal facility.
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