SJSO: Ex-boyfriend busted for guns, drugs
Published 12:08 am Saturday, April 28, 2018
RESERVE — A Reserve man who couldn’t stay away from his ex-girlfriend was arrested this month with drugs and guns, police say.
According to the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office, 32-year-old Brandon D. Duhe Sr. was following his ex-girlfriend, who had an active protective order against him, when police stopped him in a Chevrolet Monte Carlo at the corner of Rosenwald Street and Mercury Lane
Officers detected the odor of marijuana and observed plastic bags of marijuana in the car. During a search of the vehicle, officers discovered a Smith and Wesson AR15, magazines and ammunition in the trunk and a digital scale and 40 grams of marijuana in plastics bags inside the car.
Officers also located another stolen gun belonging to the complainant, a Ruger SR9C pistol, on the ground under another car parked at a nearby residence.
A criminal history search showed Duhe is a convicted felon and on active probation.
Duhe was booked with numerous guns and drug charges. He is being held in custody in lieu of a $64,000 bond.