Vehicle pursuit, foot chase result in arrest on fentanyl charges

A vehicle pursuit into Assumption and Terrebonne followed by a chase on foot led Morgan City police to man accused of possessing fentanyl.

Bryan Obryson Lawson, 24, Pedro Court, Gibson, was arrested at 10:27 p.m. Tuesday on charges of possession of fentanyl, possession of marijuana, aggravated flight from an officer, aggravated obstruction of a highway of commerce, improper light and improper turning, and as a fugitive from the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office.

According to the Morgan City Police Department, investigators with the Narcotics Division observed a vehicle acting in a suspicious manner in the area of La. 182.

The vehicle was moving from business to business, and no got out. It went to a hotel in the area of Martin Luther King Boulevard, where it was observed making an improper turn and had improper lighting.

Investigators initiated a traffic stop, but the vehicle fled, exceeding the speed limit as it headed east on La. 182, police said.

It reached the Bayou Ramos Bridge, which is restricted to one lane for construction, and moved onto the shoulder, nearly striking the bridge and moving around an eastbound 18-wheeler.

The vehicle entered Assumption and Terrebonne parishes to Bayou Black Drive, where the driver exited the vehicle and fled on foot, police said. The unoccupied vehicle continued moving and entered Bayou Black.

The driver was taken into custody.

After receiving medical treatment, Lawson was jailed and is incarcerated at the Morgan City Jail, awaiting court proceedings.