January 06, 2018

Mandeville: Paying a Utility Bill Lands Three in Hot Water

On Thursday (January 4, 2018), a trip to Mandeville City Hall to pay a water bill turned into a seizure of, drugs, guns and money as well as the arrest of three suspects: Adrian Singleton (28), Trevell Hill (18), and Monterrio Batiste (18), all from Mandeville. While the trio was in the parking lot of city hall, a group of MPD Officers walked past their truck and detected a very strong odor of green marijuana.
Officers discovered a handgun concealed in Hill’s waistband and a second handgun on the front seat of the vehicle. Officers also recovered 22 grams of marijuana, 50 Xanax pills, over $1,900 in cash and a scale commonly used to weigh narcotics for sale.
Singleton was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, Batiste was charged with simple possession of marijuana, and Hill was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession with intent to distribute marijuana and possession of a schedule IV narcotic. 

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