The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division conducted a joint investigation with the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office which culminated Friday (June 16) with the arrests of three people, the execution of two residential search warrants and the seizure of a large cache of drugs and firearms.
In total, STPSO detectives seized approximately one quarter pound of methamphetamine, nearly a half-pound of marijuana, Adderall, Sildenafil Citrate tablets, 7.5 doses of LSD, assorted drug paraphernalia associated with the use and distribution of illegal drugs and six firearms, one of which was reported stolen out of Zachary.
As a result of these seizures, the following individuals were arrested and booked into the St. Tammany Parish Correctional Center:
James E Daspit (DOB 5/26/1965) of Slidell was arrested on the following charges:
L.R.S. 40:967A Possession with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine
L.R.S. 40:967C Possession of Methamphetamine
L.R.S. 40:966A Possession with the Intent to Distribute Marijuana
L.R.S. 40:966C Possession of Marijuana
L.R.S 14:95E Illegal Carrying of Weapons
L.R.S. 14:95.1 Possession of Firearm by a Person Convicted of Certain Felonies
L.R.S. 14:69.1 Illegal Possession of Stolen Firearms
L.R.S. 40:1023 Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Jay Scott Scroggins (DOB 6/29/1971) of Pearl River was arrested on the following charges:
L.R.S. 40:967A Possession with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine
L.R.S. 40:967A Possession with the Intent to Distribute Amphetamine
L.R.S. 40:966A Possession with the Intent to Distribute Marijuana
L.R.S. 40:966A Possession with the Intent to Distribute LSD
L.R.S 14:95E Illegal Carrying of Weapons
L.R.S. 40:1060.13 Possession of Legend Drug Without a Prescription
L.R.S. 40:1023 Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Michael J Fitzgerald (DOB 9/16/1968) of Pearl River was arrested for L.R.S. 14:108 Resisting an Officer after he attempted flee while detectives were executing one of the search warrants.
“Crime knows no boundaries and neither does good police work,” Sheriff Randy Smith said. “We will continue to work with our partners in surrounding jurisdictions to identify and arrests those individuals responsible for bringing illegal drugs into St. Tammany Parish. I want to personally thank the members of the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office for their assistance in this case.”