The Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested two individuals on drug charges after a complaint they were scavenging in trash dumpsters.
Brendan Matthew Terral, 45, and Sarah McDonald, 39, both of Ruston, were arrested Jan. 1 after deputies found them in the trash dumpsters at the intersection of La. Highways 33 and 821.
When deputies arrived at the scene, they saw Terral sifting through items in and around a trash dumpster. McDonald was standing inside a trash dumpster looking through items. Terral said he had loaded items from the dump site into the back of his truck.
Deputies were told McDonald and another woman had arrived in a separate vehicle. A search of McDonald’s vehicle located suspected marijuana and clonazepam in a pill bottle for a different type of medication with the name Sara McDonald on it. McDonald claimed ownership of the drugs.
A search of Terral’s pickup located an unlabeled pill bottle in the driver’s side door pocket also containing clonazepam.
Darrell and McDonald were arrested. McDonald said all the pills belonged to her even though she arrived in a separate vehicle.
Both McDonald and Terral were booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center for possession of clonazepam, possession of drug paraphernalia, and violation of a parish ordinance prohibiting scavenging in trash dumpsters. McDonald was also booked for possession of marijuana.
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