ST. LANDRY PARISH, La. (KLFY) — A man faces drug and weapon charges after St. Landry Parish sheriff’s detectives seized a loaded AR-15 pistol and nearly a pound of marijuana during a traffic stop on March 2.
Lawrence Christian Stelly, 22, Opelousas was arrested following a physical struggle with officers in a grocery store parking lot north of Opelousas.
Stelly faces five specific charges: possession with intent to distribute schedule I marijuana, transactions involving drug offenses, firearm in the presence of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and resisting an officer…