Port Arthur Man Arrested On Drug Charges Following Traffic Stop In Amelia

AMELIA – Assumption Parish Sheriff Leland Falcon reports the arrest of Lamar Rashad McDaniel, 31, of 2925 10th Street, Port Arthur, Texas, on felony drug charges following a traffic stop near Amelia early Sunday.
Deputies on patrol assignment observed a vehicle commit a traffic violation and initiated a traffic stop.
The deputy made contact with the driver now identified as Lamar Rashad McDaniel and commenced an interrogation of the suspect. The deputy decided to conduct a field sobriety examination of McDaniel and at some point, requested consent to search the vehicle which was granted.
During the search, deputies seized a quantity of MDMA (Ecstasy).
Lamar Rashad McDaniel was arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center on charges of:
*Speeding
*Illegal Window Tint
*Possession of MDMA (Ecstasy)
Lamar Rashad McDaniel was incarcerated pending a bond hearing.