A West Monroe man was arrested in Lincoln Parish last week for obscenity and drug charges after deputies responded to a convenience store regarding an indecent exposure complaint.
Derek Wilbur Hall Jr., 33, was arrested Feb. 26 for obscenity, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and no liability insurance.
Deputies responding to the store at the corner of La. Highway 33 and Goodgoin Road were told the suspect was leaving in a white semi tractor-trailer with “LEV Leasing” written on it. The 18-wheeler was seen leaving the store by a deputy who stopped it on La. Highway 3072.
A deputy detected a faint odor of burnt marijuana coming off the driver, Derek Hall. Hall told a deputy he had urinated in the parking lot, and he was taken in the custody.
The complainant at the store told another deputy that Hall entered the gas station and purchased $100 worth of fuel. He then went outside and started pumping fuel and exposed himself as he urinated in the parking lot. The complainant said that once Hall realized he was being observed by customers and store staff, he exposed himself even more. The complainant said a customer complained Hall was rolling suspected marijuana in a cigar in the parking lot.
Hall initially said he had not smoked marijuana or possessed it. He later said he had marijuana in a pill bottle in the sleeper area of his cab. A search of the vehicle located a pill bottle containing a plastic bag of suspected marijuana, and a suspected marijuana cigar.
A check of the truck showed it was not insured. It was towed away.
Hall was booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center.
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