Courtesy of Union Parish Sheriff’s Office
The Union Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested an individual following an investigation that began at a local elementary school on Monday, December 8, 2025.
School staff notified the UPSO School Resource Officer after a student turned in a bottle containing suspected crack cocaine. The SRO and narcotics investigators responded and met with school personnel to gather information and ensure the safety of the students involved.
Deputies learned that two juveniles had been in possession of the bottle before bringing it to the school office. Deputies interviewed both children, who provided information indicating to whom the substance belonged. The investigation further revealed that additional illegal narcotics may be present at two separate residences in Marion.
Based on the information provided, deputies obtained search warrants for the locations. Upon executing the warrants, deputies recovered a significant cache of illegal drugs that included nearly nine-hundred suspected Ecstasy pills, more than thirty suspected crack rocks, cocaine, marijuana, Xanax, and multiple tools used for packaging and distributing narcotics. The investigation revealed Japrinceton Jermaine Island, 30, of Marion, as the suspect. Island was taken into custody and booked into the Union Parish Detention Center on the following charges:
Distribution of Schedule II Narcotics
Violation of Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law Drug Free Zone
Illegal Use of Controlled Dangerous Substances in the Presence of a Minor
Cruelty to a Juvenile (2 cts.)
Possession of Schedule II Narcotics with Intent to Distribute
Possession of Schedule IV Narcotics with Intent to Distribute
Possession of Schedule I Narcotics with Intent to Distribute (Ecstasy)
Possession of Schedule I Narcotics with Intent to Distribute (Marijuana)
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Island’s total bond was set by a Third District judge at $160,000. Island is currently on Probation and has a hold by his probation officer.
