TRAFFIC STOP – DRUG LAW VIOLATIONS

TRAFFIC STOP – DRUG LAW VIOLATIONS
JEREMY PAUL JORDAN, FONDA LEEANN COOPER

PIERRE PART– Assumption Parish Sheriff Leland Falcon reports the arrest of Jeremy Paul Jordan, 42, of 2929 8th Street, Orlando, Florida, on felony drug charges following a traffic stop in Pierre Part on Thursday morning.

A uniformed patrol deputy observed a vehicle commit a traffic violation on LA 70 in the vicinity of Derrick Street. The deputy initiated a stop of the violator vehicle and made contact with the driver, now identified as Jeremy Paul Jordan. The deputy noted the driver as non-compliant and at some point, detained Jordan and conducted a pat down search of his outer clothing for purposes of officer / violator safety.

The deputy noted paraphernalia present in the vehicle, therefore requesting the presence of a K-9 unit. The K-9 conducted an open-air sniff of the vehicle and alerted to the presence of controlled dangerous substances. A subsequent search of the vehicle resulted in a quantity of marijuana and assorted paraphernalia being seized.

Jeremy Paul Jordan was arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center on charges of:

*Prohibited Acts Schedule I – To Wit: Marijuana
*Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
*Speeding – 69 / 55 MPH

Jeremy Paul Jordan remains incarcerated with bond set at $10,000.

A passenger in Jordan’s vehicle, Fonda Leeann Cooper was cited for Possession of Marijuana and released.

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