PORT ALLEN, La. (AP) - A West Baton Rouge Parish sheriff’s major has been arrested on drug-related charges.
The sheriff’s office says Maj. Jerome Fontenot was jailed Monday on charges of possession with intent to distribute drugs, including Oxycodone, codeine, crack cocaine and valium, and malfeasance in office. It was not immediately known whether Fontenot has an attorney.
Officials say Fontenot resigned prior to his arrest. He had been on suspension since Friday due to an internal investigation for a related matter.
Fontenot was head of the parish’s response team and worked in the computer technology department. He had worked for the sheriff’s office for 17 years. Before that, he worked for the Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff’s Office for about 15 years.
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