By Pat Culverhouse

Using the U.S. Postal Service to deliver illegal narcotics to a Springhill nursing home has earned a Shreveport man a room of his own in the Webster Parish prison.

Anthony J. Lamendola, 52, was arrested the day after Christmas by Springhill narcotics detectives after an investigation revealed he was sending drugs to the nursing home where his wife resides. Lamendola reportedly was picked up when he arrived for a visit just before noon, Dec. 26.

During questioning, Lamendola reportedly admitted he mailed methamphetamines to his wife’s address on two separate occasions. A search of his belongings following the arrest reportedly uncovered a glass pipe with a small amount of methamphetamine in his backpack.

Lamendola is being held at Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center for three counts of possession of CDS Sch. II (methamphetamines). His bond has been set at $60,000.

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