Sheriff Rodney Arbuckle would like to announce the arrest of multiple subjects involved in the possession of illegal narcotics and the seizure of weapons.  Both arrests were the result of traffic stops conducted by the DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division.  The first traffic stop was conducted on July 31, 2015 at about 7:39 p.m. in the area of US Highway 171 and Grand Cane, LA.  The driver of the vehicle was identified as Jeremy McCray (B/M – DOB: 12/14/1986) of Shreveport, LA and the passenger was identified as Malcolm Jamar McCray (B/M – DOB: 02/19/1988) of Forney, TX.  Mr. Malcolm McCray was found to have an outstanding warrant for Possession of Marijuana from Smith County, TX.  While verifying extradition on the warrant, deputies requested permission to search the vehicle.  Their request was denied and the deputies requested a K-9 unit to respond to the location.  The K-9 began an open air sniff and Mr. Malcolm McCray was placed in custody on the warrant following verification with Smith County, TX.  The K-9 hit on the vehicle and deputies recovered about 200 grams of a green leafy substance believed to be marijuana.  Also located in the vehicle was a Bersa Firestorm 9mm handgun with ammunition.  Mr. Jeremy McCray was arrested and charged with LA R.S. 32:61 Speeding, LA R.S. 32:53.A.(1) Proper Equipment Required on Vehicles, LA R.S. 14:95.1 Possession of a Firearm by Persons Convicted of Certain Felonies, LA R.S. 40:966.A.(1) Possession of Schedule I (Marijuana) with Intent to Distribute, and LA R.S. 14:95.E Possession of a Firearm in the Presence of CDS.  Mr. Malcolm McCray was arrested on the charges LA R.S. 9:5802 Fugitive from Justice, LA R.S. 40:966.A.(1) Possession of Schedule I (Marijuana) with Intent to Distribute, and LA R.S. 14:95.E Possession of a Firearm in the Presence of CDS.  Both were later booked into the DeSoto Parish Detention Center.

In the second incident, on August 2, 2015 at about 2:45 p.m., deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the area of US Highway 84 & Omega Lane in Stanley, LA.  The vehicle was crossing the lanes of traffic and was found to have a switched license plate.  Passengers in the vehicle were found to have differing stories of where they were coming from and the driver, identified as Chadric Green (B/M – DOB: 09/24/1976) of Mansfield, LA, had a suspended driver’s license.  Mr. Chadric Green was arrested initially on the driving under suspension charge.  Deputies also identified two other passengers, James Price III (B/M – DOB: 06/24/1976) of Mansfield, LA, and Dejasma Cardia Green (B/M – DOB: 03/29/1993) of Mansfield, LA.  It was found that Mr. Price had an outstanding warrant through Mansfield Police Department for Disturbing the Peace and was placed in custody.  Consent was given to search the vehicle.  Deputies recovered 19 individually packages of synthetic marijuana, drug paraphernalia, 2 firearms with ammunition, and cash.  Deputies with the Narcotics Division was later able to verify the subjects were coming from Houston, TX and it is believed they were on the way to distribute the narcotics in Mansfield, LA.  Mr. Chadric Green was arrested on the charges of LA R.S. 32:415 Driving Under Suspension, LA R.S. 47:508 Switched License Plate, LA R.S. 32:79 Improper Lane Usage, LA R.S. 40:966.A.(1) Possession of Schedule I (Marijuana) with Intent to Distribute, LA R.S. 14:95.E Possession of a Firearm in the Presence of CDS, and LA R.S. 14:95.1 Possession of a Firearm by Persons Convicted of Certain Felonies.  Mr. Dejasma Cardia Green was issued a summons for LA R.S 40:966.E Possession of Marijuana.   Mr. Price was arrested on the charges of LA R.S. 40:966.A.(1) Possession of Schedule I (Marijuana) with Intent to Distribute (2^nd or Subsequent Offense), LA R.S. 14:95.E Possession of a Firearm in the Presence of CDS, and LA R.S. 14:95.1 Possession of a Firearm by Persons Convicted of Certain Felonies.  Both Mr. Chadric Green and Mr. Price were booked into the DeSoto Parish Detention Center.

Sheriff Arbuckle would like to remind the public of the dangers of synthetic marijuana.  There have been many reports recently of hospitalizations related to the use of the synthetic marijuana.  Although many people believe it is safer since it is available in a commercial type packaging, synthetic marijuana contains many harmful substances not normally found in marijuana.  The drugs usually originally come from China (sometimes from India and the Middle East) and start off in powder form.  The powder is dissolved in acetone to create a liquid solution which is then sprayed on a plant material, normally an inert materially like Damiana leaf.  This chemical concoction normally contains JWH-018, a painkiller, XLR-11, a cancer treatment drug, or JWH-18, used in fertilizers.  The chemicals vary in quantity and potency, and are rarely the same package to package.  Many of these chemicals are not even allowed to be used on rats in laboratory testing.  Sheriff Arbuckle asks that you refrain from the use of all narcotics, even more so the chemically engineered narcotics such as synthetic marijuana.