NATCHITOCHES, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A Lafayette, Louisiana man wanted on drug and theft charges in Texas, was arrested Friday, July 3, 2026 in Natchitoches.
Deputies from the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office (NPSO) conducted a traffic stop on Martin Luther King Drive around 3:30 p.m. after spotting a stolen vehicle that had been reported by the Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office.
NPSO deputies confirmed 41-year-old Rufus Evans was driving the stolen pickup truck. According to Sheriff Stuart Wright, when deputies searched the vehicle they found illegal drugs and an AR-15 style semi-automatic rifle…