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VIDALIA - A case of mixed up property landed a Concordia Parish
sheriff's investigator behind bars on a charge of drug possession
earlier this month.
However, the charges were dismissed Monday in Pike County Mississippi
after the rightful owner of the property stepped forward.
Investigator Jimmy Darden was arrested July 4 during an outing on the
Bogue Chitte River in Mississippi.
He remains on leave pending the results of a drug test administered by
the Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Randy Maxwell said.
Sheriff's officials said he was with a group of people tubing, and all
their property became mixed together in a "dry container" hooked to
Darden's tube.
Wildlife and Fisheries agents stopped Darden at a checkpoint and
searched the items, finding a film container holding a marijuana
cigarette. He was arrested and booked into the Pike County Jail on a
charge of possession of marijuana.
However, David A. Chistiansen of Baton Rouge came forward Monday and
admitted the cigarette belonged to him. Chistiansen pleaded guilty,
was fined and released.
"Investigator Darden is a 20-year law enforcement veteran with an
impeccable record," Maxwell said. "I have the utmost confidence in
him, and I can easily understand how a mistake like this can be made."
Maxwell said a charge of this nature is taken seriously and is being
handled accordingly.
"One joint of marijuana may not be much to some people, but to a
lawmen, it's a career," Maxwell said.
Pubdate: Tue, 22 Jul 2003
Source: Town Talk, The (Alexandria, LA)
Webpage:
https://www.thetowntalk.com/html/2450809C-967C-4CFF-8E81-A3E1BF8FC8BB.shtml
Copyright: 2003 The Town Talk
Contact: readerswrite@thetowntalk.com
Website: The Town Talk
sheriff's investigator behind bars on a charge of drug possession
earlier this month.
However, the charges were dismissed Monday in Pike County Mississippi
after the rightful owner of the property stepped forward.
Investigator Jimmy Darden was arrested July 4 during an outing on the
Bogue Chitte River in Mississippi.
He remains on leave pending the results of a drug test administered by
the Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Randy Maxwell said.
Sheriff's officials said he was with a group of people tubing, and all
their property became mixed together in a "dry container" hooked to
Darden's tube.
Wildlife and Fisheries agents stopped Darden at a checkpoint and
searched the items, finding a film container holding a marijuana
cigarette. He was arrested and booked into the Pike County Jail on a
charge of possession of marijuana.
However, David A. Chistiansen of Baton Rouge came forward Monday and
admitted the cigarette belonged to him. Chistiansen pleaded guilty,
was fined and released.
"Investigator Darden is a 20-year law enforcement veteran with an
impeccable record," Maxwell said. "I have the utmost confidence in
him, and I can easily understand how a mistake like this can be made."
Maxwell said a charge of this nature is taken seriously and is being
handled accordingly.
"One joint of marijuana may not be much to some people, but to a
lawmen, it's a career," Maxwell said.
Pubdate: Tue, 22 Jul 2003
Source: Town Talk, The (Alexandria, LA)
Webpage:
https://www.thetowntalk.com/html/2450809C-967C-4CFF-8E81-A3E1BF8FC8BB.shtml
Copyright: 2003 The Town Talk
Contact: readerswrite@thetowntalk.com
Website: The Town Talk
