New Roads Police officer arrested, allegedly selling drugs in East Baton Rouge Parish

BATON ROUGE – A New Roads Police officer was arrested for selling Oxycodone pills to a confidential informant (CI) for the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office.

EBRSO said a CI told deputies that they had bought both Oxycodone and Xanax from 44-year-old Quincy Lathers, a New Roads Police officer who lives in Denham Springs. They said the deal happened while Lathers was wearing a New Roads Police Department uniform.

Following the tip, EBRSO set up a controlled buy, and Lathers allegedly sold the informant 50 Oxycodone pills while deputies were conducting surveillance…

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