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3475 2008-07-29 Troop D Correctional Officer Arrested on Drugs Charges
LOUISIANA STATE POLICE
COURTESY LOYALTY SERVICE

Colonel Michael D. Edmonson, Superintendent

News Release
July 28, 2008

Correctional Officer Arrested on Drugs Charges
On July 28, 2008 at 7:00 AM, Louisiana State Police – Troop D, Criminal Patrol Units stopped a 2007 Volkswagen Rabbit for a traffic violation on Interstate 10 near milepost 49 in Jefferson Davis Parish. The Volkswagen was occupied by the driver 28 year old LaQuatta Marie Felder of Houston, TX and a passenger 33 year old Joseph Hubert Harris of New Orleans, LA. Troopers conducted a roadside interview and asked for a consent to search for the Volkswagen. LaQuatta Marie Felder refused to give consent. Utilizing a State Police K-9 unit, Troopers were able to search the Volkswagen and discovered 1.2 pounds of cocaine in a suitcase located in the trunk of the vehicle.

Troopers conducted an interview and learned that LaQuatta Marie Felder is employed as a correctional officer at the Darrington Penitentiary in Rosharon, TX and Joseph Hubert Harris was a former inmate at Darrington Penitentiary in Rosharon, TX. Felder and Harris were booked into the Jefferson Davis Parish Jail for Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine.

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