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A weekend traffic stop in Sterlington led to the apprehension of a Bastrop resident wanted on a felony charge in Nevada.
Sterlington Police Chief Barry Bonner said that on Sunday night, Cpl. Jacob Greer stopped a vehicle traveling southbound on U.S. 165 because the vehicle had a headlight out. During the traffic stop, Greer ran a background check on the driver via the Thinkstream database network.
The background check showed the driver, Gerald J. Morgan, 36, 210 Jackson, Bastrop, was wanted on a fugitive from justice warrant issued out of Las Vegas on a charge of committing lewd acts with a person under the age of 14 years old.
Bonner said the Sterlington PD contacted the Louisiana State Police and confirmed that Morgan would be extradited back to Nevada.
Morgan was booked into the Ouachita Parish Correctional Center on the warrant and one charge of improper equipment, where he is currently awaiting extradition.
A weekend traffic stop in Sterlington led to the apprehension of a Bastrop resident wanted on a felony charge in Nevada.
Sterlington Police Chief Barry Bonner said that on Sunday night, Cpl. Jacob Greer stopped a vehicle traveling southbound on U.S. 165 because the vehicle had a headlight out. During the traffic stop, Greer ran a background check on the driver via the Thinkstream database network.
The background check showed the driver, Gerald J. Morgan, 36, 210 Jackson, Bastrop, was wanted on a fugitive from justice warrant issued out of Las Vegas on a charge of committing lewd acts with a person under the age of 14 years old.
Bonner said the Sterlington PD contacted the Louisiana State Police and confirmed that Morgan would be extradited back to Nevada.
Morgan was booked into the Ouachita Parish Correctional Center on the warrant and one charge of improper equipment, where he is currently awaiting extradition.
