Suspicious vehicle call results in arrest
A Ruston man was arrested last week after he was found unconscious behind the wheel of a vehicle behind someone’s house in a Lincoln Parish subdivision.
Jarvis D. Silmon, Jr, 37., was arrested on several outstanding warrants when investigating deputies learned he was wanted.
At about 2 a.m. Dec. 18, Lincoln Parish deputies were sent to a Creekside Drive residence in the Creek’s Edge subdivision near Ruston. They found Silmon asleep or passed out in the driver’s seat and his juvenile daughter asleep in the passenger seat.
Silmon appeared to be intoxicated, according to a deputy’s report. When the deputy spoke to Silmon, he was unable to stand on his own, was sweating heavily, and was unable to speak coherently. He told a deputy he had smoked cocaine and drank alcohol prior to driving. He requested to go to the Northern Louisiana Medical Center.
During the investigation, it was learned that Silmon was wanted on five warrants for failure to appear in Ruston City Count on various traffic charges.
After Silmon was discharged from the hospital, he was arrested and transported to the Lincoln Parish Detention Center and booked. His bail was set at $10,000. The daughter was picked up by her grandmother.
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