PEARL RIVER, La. (AP) - Authorities say two men have been found with drugs, a stolen handgun and a stolen car in metro New Orleans.
The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office tells news outlets in a Thursday statement 22-year-old Frank Bell of New Orleans and 24-year-old Eugene Franklin III of New Orleans and Houston have been arrested.
The sheriff’s office says the men had jumped out of a car parked along a highway near Pearl River and ran from a deputy Tuesday afternoon. The deputy found the car while responding to a road rage report involving a gun.
The men were discovered hiding inside a portable restroom. They were jailed on offenses including possession with intent to distribute heroin, marijuana, ecstasy and crack cocaine. Additional charges are pending.
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