The Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested an Arcadia man last week after he was stopped for a traffic infraction and other violations were detected, including the presence of marijuana.
Rodney L. Jackson, 32, was stopped on by a deputy Feb. 27 on Center Street. While speaking to Jackson, the deputy saw Jackson had a suspected marijuana cigarette behind his left ear.
Jackson was unable to produce a driver’s license and a warrant was found for his arrest for failure to appear in Ruston City Court for battery of a dating partner. Once the warrant was confirmed, Jackson was arrested and the vehicle searched. The odor of marijuana was detected on Jackson, according to the deputy’s report, but none was found. Jackson was warned that if he had any contraband on him, he needed to make it known before reaching the detention center.
After Jackson was removed from the patrol vehicle at the detention center, the deputy checked the back seat and found a bag of suspected marijuana. The deputy noted in his report that he searches the back seat after every arrest for any contraband a transported person might leave behind.
Jackson was charged with improper lane usage, no child restraint, no driver’s license, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a controlled substance in the presence of a juvenile, and introduction of contraband into a correctional facility, and the City Court warrant.
Jackson’s bail was set at $6,000.
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