St. Tammany Reports on 9 Narcotics Arrests Made Recently

The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office report that detectives with the STPSO Narcotics Division and Proactive Enforcement Unit have conducted a number of investigations leading to numerous arrests and drug seizures during the month of June.. Here are some of the arrests they have made - so far:

1. On June 19, detectives with the St. Tammany Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division and Proactive
Enforcement Unit conducted an investigation at motel on Holiday Boulevard in Covington. That investigation led to the arrest of 40-year-old Hammond resident Michael Dempsey Alexander and 39-year-old Covington resident Denise Lachelle Hossley. The couple was arrested after detectives located nearly one quarter pound of methamphetamine, 3.5 grams of fentanyl, and marijuana in their possession. Michael Alexander had past drug related convictions spanning from 2006-2019 and is reported by STPSO to be a known drug distributor operating in St. Tammany Parish and the surrounding area. Alexander and Hossley were booked into the St. Tammany Parish Correctional Center on the appropriate charges. 

2. On June 13, detectives with the St. Tammany Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division and Proactive
Enforcement Unit conducted an investigation at an apartment complex on Spartan Drive inside Slidell city limits. The investigation led to the arrest of two New Orleans residents identified as 23-year-old Gage Ables and 21-year-old Mia Fontana. The couple was arrested after detectives located a substantial quantity of psilocybin mushrooms (shrooms), 2 psilocybin and THC infused chocolate bars, approximately 60 doses of LSD/ACID, marijuana, and $2,380 cash in the couple’s vehicle. Through further investigation it was learned the couple had traveled from New Orleans with the intention of selling the drugs in Slidell. It was also learned the $2,380 was intended to be used to purchase additional illegal drugs; therefore, the money was seized pending forfeiture. Ables and Fontana were booked into the St. Tammany Parish Correctional Center on the appropriate charges. 

3. On June 6, detectives executed a search warrant at a residence located within the 35000 block of
Devon Drive near Carolyn Park Middle School in the Slidell area as part of an ongoing investigation into the distribution of illicit narcotics in the Slidell area. As a result of that search warrant, detectives located and seized numerous counterfeit pills containing fentanyl, suboxone, various illegally possessed prescription medications, and items of drug paraphernalia. There were also four children present in the home who were all under the age of seventeen. One individual, 37-year-old Lester Carter, was arrested and booked into the St. Tammany Parish Correctional Center on the appropriate charges. 

4. On June 6, detectives executed second search warrant at a residence located in the 2500 block of Bluebird Street in the Slidell area, also as part of an ongoing investigation into the distribution of illicit narcotics in the Slidell area. As a result of that search warrant, detectives seized methamphetamine, lorazepam, numerous illegally possessed prescription medications, and items of drug paraphernalia. Arrested and booked into the St. Tammany Parish Correctional Center were 53 year-old Karen Knorr, 21 Year-old Kassie Hoffman, 23 year-old Dusstin Knorr, and 53 year-old Salvadore Sciambra.