Connie Jones, age 44 and of Hammond, was arrested Friday (July 19, 2024) following an attempt to get access to inmates at the Tangipahoa Parish Jail by lying about being their attorney. She was booked into the Tangipahoa Parish Jail on the charges of False Presentation, Practicing Law Without a License, and Criminal Trespassing.
On Friday afternoon, as TPSO Narcotics detectives were at the parish jail re-booking two existing inmates with additional charges, they encountered Jones who presented herself as those inmates’ attorney. Detectives knew Jones was not an attorney nor a paralegal in Louisiana or anywhere else in the U.S. Following confirmation of other methods of misrepresentation during the incident, Jones was placed under arrest. During Jones’ booking, detectives were made aware she had come to the jail with additional people who were waiting in a car in the parking lot. After engaging with the occupants, detectives ended up arresting one of the individuals for having synthetic marijuana in their possession.
Sheriff Gerald Sticker wants to applaud the TPSO Narcotics team for their investigative diligence and advanced situational awareness to quickly identify and take control of this attempted security breach in progress.
***All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty***
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