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Former Livingston official booked on drug charges
Posted: Apr 6, 2012 9:46 AM by AP
SATSUMA, La. (AP) - The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office says a former parish councilman and four other people were arrested on drug charges after a search turned up 1,700 prescription pain pills at the home of the former official.
Chief Deputy Jason Ard told WBRZ-TV on Thursday that deputies found Oxycodone pills in Robert Ringo's home in Satsuma on Sunday.
He says Ringo and 28-year-old Victoria Berthelot were booked with possessing drugs with intent to distribute them.
Ringo was released on $100,000 bond but re-arrested Thursday on additional charges, and his bond set at $260,500.
The others were booked with possessing drugs or possession with intent to distribute.
Ringo pleaded guilty in 2005 to failing to report $17,000 on his income tax. Prosecutors said it was a bribe.
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