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6195 2008-07-25 Troop G Troopers Arrest Passenger for Marijuana
LOUISIANA STATE POLICE
COURTESY LOYALTY SERVICE

Colonel Michael D. Edmonson, Superintendent

News Release

July 25, 2008


Troopers Arrest Passenger for Marijuana

On July 25, 2008 at approximately 3:00 AM, troopers stopped a 2008 Chrysler 300 for speeding on I-20 east bound in Bossier Parish. During the traffic stop, the front seat passenger, 31 year old Shawn Butler, was observed to be acting in a nervous manner while the driver received a ticket for speeding. Butler was identified during the stop and discovered to have a lengthy criminal history for trafficking dangerous drugs. Consent to search the vehicle was granted by the driver. A pat down for weapons revealed approximately 30 grams of marijuana on Butler. A subsequent search of the vehicle revealed a rolled cigar containing suspected marijuana. Butler was taken into custody for LRS 40:966Possession of Marijuana,and incarcerated in the Bossier Maximum Security Prison.


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Trooper Doug Pierrelee
Louisiana State Police
Troop G Public Affairs
Office: (318) 617-0638
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