By Pat Culverhouse
Springhill officers turned a warrant for a local man wanted in another jurisdiction into the arrest of three individuals on multiple drug charges and the seizure of a large quantity of illegal narcotics.
Chief of Police Will Lynd and Springhill officers went to a Coyle St. residence to pick up 67-year-old Ronald Glen Giddings on an outstanding warrant from Bossier Parish. At the residence, police found two other individuals who reportedly were staying at the residence.
Lynd said Giddings was taken into custody on the warrant, which carried a $7,000 bond, and the individuals also inside the residence were questioned.
One individual, 46-year-old John Brown, was in possession of a large bag, and reportedly gave permission for officers to search the contents. Inside, the officers reportedly found a large quantity of pills.
A third person, 40-year-old Amanda R. Richardson, was also arrested after she was reportedly found to be in possession of illegal narcotics.
“We had received complaints that there was a lot of traffic coming and going from this address, and we’ve been here before,” Lynd said. “Mr. Giddings is known to allow individuals who were not relatives to stay at his home for periods of time.”
In addition to the Bossier Parish warrant, Giddings reportedly is looking at charges of possession of CDS Sch. II (methamphetamines), possession CDS Sch. IV (Tramadol) and possession of CDS Sch. II (Vyvanse). He is being held in lieu of $9,500 in bonds.
Brown is facing numerous charges including four counts of possession of CDS Sch. II (Vyvanse), possession of CDS Sch. II (Dexmathylphenidate), five counts possession of CDS Sch. IV (Clonazepam), two counts possession CDS Sch. IV (Diazepam) and possession CDS Sch. II (Ecstasy). His bond has been set at $10,500.
Richardson is facing a charge of possession of CDS Sch. II (Oxycodone). Her bond is set at $5,000. She is currently being held at the parish jail.
Giddings and Brown are both housed at Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center.
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