By Pat Culverhouse

Webster Parish deputies weren’t pulling an April Fool’s Day prank on a couple found squatting inside a Doyline house, and the discovery of illegal drugs inside proved to be no joke.

Amanda Nicole Jordan, 43, a Shreveport resident, is charged with criminal trespass, possession of CDS Sch. II (methamphetamines) and introduction of contraband into a penal facility.

Her alleged companion, 41-year-old Kera G. Virgil, a resident of the  200 block Pie Brown Rd., Doyline, was booked for criminal trespass, manufacture/distribution/possession of CDS Sch. I (marijuana) and possession of CDS Sch. II (methamphetamines).

Both are being held in parish penal facilities where no bond has been set.

Sheriff Jason Parker said deputies Robert Davis and Daniel Dooley reportedly found the pair inside the abandoned residence in the 2700 block of Dement Rd. Wednesday. Deputies reportedly had responded to a complaint from the property manager.

During a search of the room where the couple was found, deputies discovered two pipes commonly used for smoking methamphetamines with the substance still inside. Deputies also found a baggie of suspected marijuana which Virgil reportedly claimed belonged to him.

While being booked at Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center, officers reportedly discovered contraband in Jordan’s belongings. She had previously told deputies nothing illegal was inside her bag.

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.