Two Arrested In St. Mary Parish On Drug & Other Charges
A car crash leads a St. Mary Parish deputy to arrested two people on drug and other charges.
A deputy went out to Highway 90 in Morgan City to investigate a single vehicle crash, when he found 17-year-old Tyrique Jones, the passenger in the car, tried to run away.
The deputy caught Jones, and he found a gun hidden in his pant leg along with some small bags of marijuana on Jones.
24-year-old Chandler Williams was also arrested.
Jones was arrested for the following:
- Possession of Schedule I (marijuana with intent to distribute)
- Possession of a firearm in the presence of a controlled dangerous substance
- Resisting an officer
Williams was arrested for the following:
- Possession of Schedule I (marijuana) 3rd offense
- Probation violation