TRAFFIC STOP – DRUG LAW VIOLATIONS-SAM MYKAL ROSETTE – I.C.E. ARREST-COBLY TYREE NICHOLAS – WARRANT

TRAFFIC STOP – DRUG LAW VIOLATIONS
SAM MYKAL ROSETTE – I.C.E. ARREST
COBLY TYREE NICHOLAS – WARRANT

AMELIA – Assumption Parish Sheriff Leland Falcon reports the arrest of Sam Mykal Rosette, 19, of 520 Hilda Street, Morgan City, LA, on felony drug charges arising from a traffic incident / pursuit on U.S. 90 early Wednesday evening.

A uniformed patrol deputy assigned to the I.C.E. detail observed a westbound vehicle on U.S. 90 commit a traffic violation and initiated a stop of the vehicle. As the deputy attempted the stop, the suspect driver sped off. The suspect vehicle continued on into St. Mary Parish, stopped at some point and two occupants fled on foot. The deputy was able to arrest the passenger, now identified as Sam Mykal Rosette.

As a result of the investigation by deputies and narcotics officers, deputies seized multiple packages of suspected marijuana.

Sam Mykal Rosette was booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center on charges of:

*Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana
*Resisting an Officer

Sam Mykal Rosette remains incarcerated pending a bond hearing.

Deputies secured arrest warrants for the driver, now identified as Colby Tyree Nicholas, 23, of 1212 Carmen Street, Patterson, LA, on charges of:

*Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana
*Aggravated Flight from an Officer
*Resisting an Officer
*Driving Under a Suspended Driver’s License
*Failure to Drive on Right Side of Roadway
*Speeding – 84 mph/ 70 mph

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Colby Tyree Nicholas is urged to contact the Sheriff’s Office at 985-369-2912.

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.