TRAFFIC INCIDENT – PURSUIT – DRUG / GUN LAW VIOLATIONS – I.C.E. ARREST
TRAFFIC INCIDENT – PURSUIT – DRUG, GUN LAW VIOLATIONS – RONALD DERMONTA FRAZIER – I.C.E. ARREST
NAPOLEONVILLE – Assumption Parish Sheriff Leland Falcon reports the arrest of Ronald Dermonta Frazier, 24, of 136 Palm Lane, Labadieville, LA, on multiple felony charges arising from an attempted traffic stop turned pursuit near Labadieville on Tuesday afternoon.
A uniformed patrol deputy assigned to the I.C.E. detail observed a southbound vehicle on LA 1 south of Napoleonville commit a traffic violation and attempted a traffic stop of that vehicle. The suspect vehicle accelerated, engaging the deputy in a pursuit situation exceeding speeds of 100 miles per hour. The suspect crossed over to LA 308 at the Supreme Bridge and headed south.
The suspect continued on into Lafourche Parish and into Thibodaux where the vehicle pursuit ended. The suspect now identified as Ronald Dermonta Frazier was captured after a brief foot pursuit. A K-9 conducted an open-air sniff of the suspect vehicle and alerted positive for the presence of controlled dangerous substances. A search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of illegal narcotics.
A juvenile occupant requested to be released from the vehicle during the pursuit, but the suspect refused, thus leading to the kidnapping charges.
Ronald Dermonta Frazier was booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center on charges of:
*Simple Kidnapping
*Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana
*Possession with Intent to Distribute Oxycodone
*Aggravated Flight from an Officer
*Illegal Carrying of Weapons in the Presence of Controlled Dangerous Substances
*Illegal Use of Controlled Dangerous Substances in the Presence of Persons Under the
Age of Seventeen (17)
*Resisting an Officer
*Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
*Disregarded Stop Sign
*Speeding – General Speed Law
Ronald Dermonta Frazier remains incarcerated pending a bond hearing.
For additional information concerning this News Release, contact Sheriff Leland Falcon or Public Information Officer, Lonny Cavalier at (985) 498-9353 or (985) 369-2912.
