By: ELIZABETH
WEST
Managing Editor
On June 15, 2017, officers with the Mamou Police Department arrested Dustin Hamous after he ran from police during a routine traffic stop.
The Mamou man, who was driving a motorcycle, was caught by officers near South Street in Mamou.
He was found to be in possession of 43 grams of a white rock like substance and $1,600.00 in cash.
Hamous was arrested and charged with resisting an officer, possession of a schedule II controlled dangerous substance with the intent to distribute, and flight from an officer.
He was released from the parish jail on June 17 on a $25,000 bond.
Following the incident, Mamou Police Chief Brent Zackery said, “You can’t escape the long arm of the law. If you bring dope to the city you will get caught.”
Officers with the MPD assisting in this matter were: Chief Zackery, Assistant Chief Phyllis Soileau, Sergeant Johnny Freeman, and Patrolmen Travis Rideau, David Charlie, and AJ Benoit.