According to Sheriff Mike Couvillon, the Vermilion Municipal and Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force made the following arrest for drug related offenses within the parish on December 21, 2018:
25-year-old Rodney Dwayne Harris Jr is facing charges of Possession with Intent to Distribute Schedule I, (Marijuana), Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Possession of a Firearm in the Presence of a Controlled Dangerous Substance, (2 counts), Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance in a Drug Free Zone, (Church), Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance in a Drug Free Zone, (School), Possession of a Stolen Firearm, Attempted Obliteration of a serial number on a Firearm, Possession of a Controlled Dangerous substance in the Presence of a Juvenile (2 counts).
Deputies say the arrest came after a search of a home at 1301 East St. Victor Street in Abbeville. There they say they found two firearms with large extended magazines, ammunition, and evidence of a large scale distribution operation.
