TRAFFIC STOP, DRUG LAW VIOLATIONS

TRAFFIC STOP, DRUG LAW VIOLATIONS
DARYL JEROME TILLMAN, JR.

PIERRE PART – Assumption Parish Sheriff Leland Falcon reports the arrest of Daryl Jerome Tillman, Jr., 28, of 7337 Melpomene Drive, Baker, LA, on felony drug charges arising from a traffic stop on LA 70 in Pierre Part Thursday morning.

A uniformed patrol deputy observed a westbound vehicle in the vicinity of LA 70 and Lee Drive commit a traffic violation and initiated a stop of that vehicle. The deputy made contact with the driver, now identified as Daryl Jerome Tillman, Jr. and conducted an officer / violator interview of the driver. The deputy noted a pungent odor of suspected marijuana emitting from the person of Tillman. At the conclusion of the interview, the deputy believed that additional investigation was warranted.

A K-9 was summoned to the location. The K-9 conducted an open-air sniff of the suspect vehicle and alerted positive for the presence of illegal substances. A search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of Xanax (Alprazolam), Suboxone and marijuana.

Daryl Jerome Tillman, Jr. was arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center on charges of:

*Possession of Xanax (Alprazolam)
*Possession of Suboxone
*Possession of Marijuana
*Speeding 74/55

Daryl Jerom Tillman 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) 369-7281.