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Coutees' Arrested with Crack Cocaine and PCP!

Date Posted: 12/11/2020

Sheriff Charles R. Guillory, of the Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office releases the following:

On the 10th of December 2020 The Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Department K-9 unit, stopped a silver Mercury Grand Am on LA10, for a traffic violation. Upon coming into contact with the driver the deputy could smell a strong odor of narcotics coming from the vehicle. The driver and passenger were acting extremely nervous and kept moving around a lot. Criminal patrol agents arrived on scene and removed occupants from the vehicle, for officer safety. Once the occupants were removed the vehicle, deputies could see a white bag containing crack cocaine on the passenger seat. The agents also noticed an extremely strong chemical smell coming from the vehicle. Deputies found a bottle with PCP in the vehicle also. This led to the following arrest.

Gregory Morris Coutee

6418 Pine Point road

Ville Platte, LA. 70586

B/M AGE 40

 

He was charged with

LA: RS: 40.967 Possession of schedule 2

LA: RS: 14.130.1 Obstruction of justice

He remains in custody

 

Sidney Travis Coutee

6418 Pine Point Road

Ville Platte, LA. 70586

B/M AGE 42

 

 

He was charged with

LA:RS: 47:508.C Expired license plate

LA: RS: 32.415 Driving under suspension

LA:RS: Possession of schedule 2

He remains in custody

As always, Sheriff Charles R Guillory and the Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office is always seeking information on criminal activity and urges the Public to contact their Investigation Department via phone at 337-363-2161 or through the agency's website at www.evangelineparishsheriff.org. Any person/s reporting information will remain anonymous.