By Bonnie Culverhouse

Minden Police K-9 officer Brams, his handler and another officer made quick work of taking a man with drugs and firearms off local streets .

Stephen Shawn Johnson, 28, of the 1200 block of Shreveport Rd., Minden, is charged as a felon in possession of a firearm, possession of methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, possession of a firearm in the presence of a controlled dangerous substance and illegal window tint.

Police Chief Jared McIver said Officer Kendale Booker conducted a traffic stop for illegal window tint around 11 p.m. Saturday on Shreveport Road.

“The driver was identified as Johnson,” McIver said. “Lt. (Brandon) Curry had K-9 Brams conduct a sniff on the vehicle, and Brams alerted on the vehicle, leading to a legal search.”

During the search, a Raven Arms .25 caliber handgun was recovered.

“A search of John’s criminal history revealed a conviction for methamphetamine in 2020,” said the chief. “A search warrant was signed on Johnson’s motel room, and that search turned up several items.”

Located were a Bodyguard 380 caliber handgun, clear baggie with methamphetamines, two digital scales, a box of sandwich bags, plastic baggies with multiple small zip baggies, multiple bags of syringes and a box of Blazer 380 caliber rounds.

Johnson was booked at Minden Police Department and transferred to Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center.

This information has been provided by a law enforcement agency as public information. Persons named as suspects in a criminal investigation, or arrested and charged with a crime, have not been convicted of any criminal offense and are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.