Man arrested at car crash

A Calhoun man was arrested in Lincoln Parish last week after he was involved in a vehicle crash on Interstate 20 and deputies learned he was wanted.

Richard Leon Peters, Jr., 43, was arrested Feb. 6 at the scene of the crash. A records check showed a warrant for Peters for failure to appear in Third Judicial District Court on a charge of possession of a controlled substance.


Peters was arrested and booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center. Bail was set at $15,000.

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