Doyline man facing charges after meeting juvenile on internet

By Pat Culverhouse

A reported meeting on the Internet has put a Doyline man in serious trouble, facing charges that include an alleged sexual encounter with a south Louisiana juvenile.

Webster Parish Sheriff Jason Parker said 18-year-old Landon D. Gallman has been arrested for carnal knowledge of a juvenile and contributing to the delinquency of a minor after deputies found him and a female juvenile Saturday inside a camper on Clark Circle in Doyline.

Parker said Sgt. Aaron Barnes was dispatched to the Clark Circle area in reference to a juvenile reported missing from St. Tammany Parish. St. Tammany authorities reportedly had pinged the missing juvenile’s cellphone at the location.

After finding the pair, Sgt. Barnes reportedly learned during questioning that Gallman had met the juvenile on the Internet. He reportedly admitted to driving to Slidell to pick up the juvenile and returning to the Doyline address.

He reportedly admitted to providing marijuana for the juvenile and to engaging in sex. Gallman reportedly is being held at Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center in lieu of $65,000 bond.

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