Ruston Police arrested a local man earlier this month after he was stopped for a traffic violation and drugs and an illegal firearm were found inside the vehicle.
Jashawn Latrell Davis, 23, of Ruston, was stopped May 6 on Tech Drive for an equipment violation.
A strong odor of marijuana was detected coming from inside Davis’s Honda Civic.
When asked if there were any firearms or illegal drugs inside the vehicle, Davis said no. A subsequent search located a backpack containing a Glock 19 9mm pistol, $300 in cash, and a marijuana cigarette. A large jar of suspected marijuana was found in the rear floorboard along with an unlabeled prescription bottle containing drextroamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance, and two baggies of suspected marijuana residue.
A records check show that Davis was a convicted felon prohibited from possessing a firearm.
Davis was arrested and booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a firearm in the presence of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of a Schedule II controlled substance, driving under suspension, and several traffic violations.
This information has been provided by a law enforcement agency as public information. Persons named or shown in photographs or video as suspects in a criminal investigation, or arrested and charged with a crime, have not been convicted of any criminal offense and are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
