A Ruston woman told a deputy her name was her dead sister’s during a late-night traffic stop this past weekend, according to an arrest affidavit.
Queen Emunyla Payton, 32, of Ruston, was arrested July 25 by the Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office. She was arrested again the following morning by the Grambling Police Department on a set of outstanding warrants.
A deputy on patrol was traveling behind a white Nissan Altima on U.S. 167 and ran the license plate, which came back as not insured. The deputy activated his emergency lights and stopped the vehicle on U.S. 167 at Deer Trail. Because the Altima stopped partially in the roadway, the stop was moved to Rabb Road.
The driver said she did not have any identification. While speaking with her, the deputy reported seeing suspected marijuana gleanings in the center console and detecting the odor of suspected marijuana while standing outside the vehicle.
The driver gave the name Octavia Jackson and a date of birth. When the deputy ran that information, dispatch advised that the person by that name was deceased.
The driver then said she had an open container inside the vehicle and had just started drinking from it. After hearing the dispatch response, she identified herself as Queen Payton and said the name she had given belonged to her deceased sister. She said she had used the name before and had received a citation under it on July 10.
Payton was placed in restraints and put in a marked patrol unit, and was advised of her rights. During a search of the vehicle, deputies reported finding a suspected marijuana cigar in the front passenger seat and a clear plastic bag containing suspected marijuana in the back seat.
Payton was booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center on charges of possession of a Schedule I controlled dangerous substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. She was released on her own recognizance on both counts.
The next morning, a Grambling police officer arrested Payton at the detention center on three outstanding warrants: violation of a protective order, criminal trespass and disturbing the peace. Bond was set at $5,000 on the protective order count, with the remaining two counts released on her own recognizance.
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