FAILURE TO APPEAR – FELONY CHARGES – ASSUMPTION PARISH

FAILURE TO APPEAR – FELONY CHARGES – ASSUMPTION PARISH – LAWRENCE ALEX GARRETT

NAPOLEONVILLE – Assumption Parish Sheriff Leland Falcon reports the arrest of Lawrence Alex Garrett, 26, of 700 4th Street, Morgan City, LA, on a warrant charging him with Failure to Appear in court on felony drug and obstruction charges.

Lawrence Alex Garrett was arrested in Assumption Parish on July 7, 2020. Upon release on bond, Garrett was provided a court date as well as subsequent court dates to appear in court and on December 6, 2021, did in fact fail to appear for a motion to suppress.

As a result, a warrant was issued on December 9, 2021 for Failure to Appear.

Deputies learned that Lawrence Alex Garrett had been arrested in Morgan City and issued a detainer with the Morgan City Police Department.

On Thursday, Lawrence Alex Garrett was transported to Assumption Parish and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center on charges of:

*Failure to Appear – Assumption Parish on Charges of Possession of a Schedule I Drug with Intent to Distribute and Obstruction of Justice

Lawrence Alex Garrett remains incarcerated pending bond proceedings.

For additional information concerning this News Release, contact Sheriff Leland Falcon or Public Information Officer, Lonny Cavalier at (985) 498-9353 or (985) 369-7281.