Traffic stop leads to meth possession charge

Staff Report A Morgan City man, stopped Thursday afternoon for a seat belt violation, now faces a methamphetamine possession charge, Morgan City Police Chief James F. Blair said. —Duane D. McClendon, 47, of Lajaunie Street in Morgan City, was arrested at 1:30 p.m. Thursday. Blair said a patrol officer in the area near Sixth Street and Brashear Avenue noticed a driver not wearing a seat belt. During the stop, the officer smelled suspected marijuana and, after receiving consent to search, the officer found suspected methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia, Blair said. McClendon was arrested on the charges of possession of a Schedule II controlled ...

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