Traffic Stop Leads to Meth Arrests

May 14, 2013 – On Friday, Rapides deputies conducted a traffic stop in the area of Monroe Street and MacArthur Drive for a seat belt violation.

19-year-old Marcus Randall Haston, Jr. of Alexandria and the passenger, 25-year-old Kayla Marie Walker of Hineston, LA. became so nervous deputies asked if she needed medical attention, which she refused.

Walker exited the vehicle and a bag of methamphetamine fell from her lap to the ground. Haston was found in possession of a methamphetamine pipe. Haston, Walker and another passenger, 26-year-old James Clifford Fleming of Oakdale denied ownership of the methamphetamine.

All three were arrested and booked into the Rapides Parish Detention Center.