By Pat Culverhouse

Failure to obey a traffic sign in north Webster Parish turned into the arrest of a Bossier Parish on nearly a dozen assorted charges, including  counts involving drugs and a firearm.

Sarepta police officer C. Fisk reportedly stopped 44-year-old Scotty Deandre Boyd of Benton for a traffic violation in the town limits of Sarepta just before 8 p.m. Tuesday. The officer reportedly became suspicious when Boyd exited the vehicle, claiming it was not his.

According to an incident report, the officer ordered Boyd back inside his vehicle, then heard what sounded like the noise of a heavy object being tossed onto the passenger floorboard.

After requesting a Webster Parish deputy for backup, the officer reportedly obtained permission to search the vehicle and found a handgun on the floorboard. Also recovered was a small baggie of a substance that tested positive as methamphetamine and a glass pipe commonly used for smoking narcotics.

Information checks on the suspect revealed he was the subject of a pair of traffic warrants in Webster Parish. Officers reportedly also uncovered numerous violations related to lawful operation of a vehicle.

Boyd reportedly is charged as a felon in possession of a firearm, possession of a firearm in the presence of Controlled Dangerous Substance (CDS), possession of CDS Sch. II (methamphetamines), possession of drug paraphernalia and two outstanding warrants.

He is also charged with violations including switched license tags, no insurance, no vehicle registration, driving under suspension and running a stop sign.

Boyd is being held at Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center under a total bond of $2,000.

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.