A traffic stop has resulted in the arrest of a Robeline man on felony drug and weapon charges according to Natchitoches Parish Sheriff Stuart Wright. NPSO Drug Enforcement Criminal Patrol Unit deputies stopped 2009 Ford pickup on March 5 around 5:05 pm on Hwy. 485 near the I-49 Powhatan exit for a traffic violation.
Deputies identified the driver of the vehicle, as Jason E. Moore, 53 of Robeline.
During a National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System Check, deputies learned Moore’s driver’s license was suspended and he was a convicted felon with prior narcotics and weapons charges.
Deputies say during the traffic stop, Moore appeared very nervous.
They asked if he had any weapons in the vehicle in which he responded “no.”
A wrecker was contacted to impound the vehicle.
An inventory of the vehicle led to the discovery and seizure of a Smith & Wesson 9mm with two loaded magazines and two additional boxes of ammunition.
Moore was placed under arrest.
During a search of Moore’s person incidental to the arrest, deputies discovered approximately 1-gram of suspected methamphetamine and glass smoking pipe on his person.
As a result:
Jason E. Moore, 53, of Robeline was transported and booked into LaSalle Corrections/Natchitoches Detention Center charged with Driving under Suspension, Possession of CDS Schedule II Methamphetamines, 2nd of Subsequent Offenses, Possession of a Firearm by a Person Convicted of Certain Felonies, Illegal Possession of a Firearm During a Felony Narcotics Offense, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
Moore remains in LaSalle Corrections/Natchitoches Detention Center.
The seized evidence will be submitted to the crime lab for analysis.
Involved in the arrest were: Deputy Cpl. S. Dieter assisted by Deputy Sgt. A. Llorence.