A Ruston man was arrested early last Monday morning after officers responded to a burglar alarm and found him nearby.
Ruston officers responded to a burglar alarm in the 700 block of South Vienna Street about 3:30 a.m. Monday. They discovered the business had been burglarized and in checking the area found Anthony J. Dawson, 50, in a yard directly around the corner from the burglarized business.
Dawson was stopped due to his proximity to the burglary. A record check showed he was wanted on a warrant for failure to appear in Ruston City Court on a traffic charge. After he was arrested, two hydrocodone pills, a Schedule II controlled substance, were found in his pocket.
Dawson was booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center for possession of a controlled substance and the failure to appear warrant. Bail was set at $5,500.
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