By Pat Culverhouse

Attempting to break into a Doyline residence put an Arkansas man in the crosshairs of a Webster Parish Sheriff’s deputy, and a suspicious person call eventually ended in a drug arrest.

Sheriff Jason Parker said Deputy Chris Madonna responded to a call of a suspicious person and found 30-year-old Michael D. Libbert of Hot Springs, Ark., on the grounds of a residence in the 1100 block of Hwy. 163 shortly before noon Tuesday.

Parker said Libbert reportedly was talking incoherently and seemed to be unaware of his surroundings when he was approached by Deputy Madonna. During questioning, the deputy reportedly noticed syringes in the grass where the suspect was standing.

A bulge in the suspect’s sock reportedly caught the deputy’s attention and a search uncovered a clear bag with a suspected crystal-like substance inside. In a bag containing personal items, a metal spoon with a similar substance and additional syringes reportedly were discovered.

Libbert is facing charges of disturbing the peace, possession of CDS Sch.II and possession of drug paraphernalia. He is currently being held in Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center. Bond has not been set.

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.