Allen Simon Jr.
Beau Derise
Jacoby Maxile
Jake Leblanc
Roddy Meaux
Roddy Meaux
Craig Willis
Task Force: 7 narcotic-related arrests recently made in Vermilion Parish
According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office’s Public Information Officer Eddie Langlinais, the Vermilion Municipal and Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force made the following arrests for narcotics related offenses within the parish.
A search warrant was executed inside the city limits of Abbeville after a lengthy investigation into narcotics distribution from inside an apartment located inside of Live Oak Manor. After execution, agents located assorted narcotics packed for distribution and evidence of distribution as well as a firearm. As a result of the investigation Allen Simon Jr. was arrested and charged with the following offenses:
· Possession with Intent to Distribute Schedule II, (Cocaine)
· Possession with Intent to Distribute Schedule I, (MDMA)
· Possession with Intent to Distribute Schedule I, (Marijuana)
· Possession of a Firearm in the Presence of a Controlled Dangerous Substance
· Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon
· Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Agents also made the following arrests:
• Beau Derise, 41, of Youngsville was arrested and charged with Possession of Schedule II, (Methamphetamine)
• Jacoby Maxile, 32, of Gueydan was arrested and charged with Possession of Schedule II, (Methamphetamine), Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
• Jake Leblanc, 29, of Erath was arrested and charged with Possession of Schedule I, (MDMA)
• Roddy Meaux, 46, of Abbeville was arrested and charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute Schedule II, (Methamphetamine), after VPSO Patrol Division conducted an investigation involving Meaux.
• Shane Milligan, 28, of Abbeville was arrested and charged with Possession of Schedule I, (Synthetic Marijuana), Possession of Schedule II, (Methamphetamine) and Possession of drug paraphernalia after an investigation initiated by the Maurice Police Department Patrol Division.
• Craig Willis, 30, of Abbeville was arrested after agents executed a search warrant inside the city limits of Abbeville. Willis was subsequently charged with the following:
· Possession with Intent to Distribute Schedule I, (MDMA)
· Possession with Intent to Distribute Schedule I, (MDMA)
· Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance in the Presence of a Juvenile (2 counts)
· Possession with Intent to Distribute Schedule II, (Methamphetamine)
· Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
Sheriff Couvillon would like to thank the Mayors, and their council, of Abbeville, Gueydan, Kaplan, Maurice, Delcambre and Erath, along with their Chiefs of Police, for their support of the Vermilion Municipal and Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force. Sheriff Couvillon also applauds the concerned citizens of Vermilion Parish for their awareness and assistance in helping the Task Force in fighting the war on illegal drugs. He encourages all citizens with information in regards to illegal drug activities to contact the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office or the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit at 337-740-4501 or E-mail the Task Force anonymously at taskforce@vpso.net and your e-mail will be held in the “strictest of confidence” and replied to in a very timely manner.
More information on reporting drug activities can be seen on our Web Site at www.vpso.net. Click on Narcotics and fill out the TURN IN A PUSHER information.