Adults (6) Arrested After Children Test Positive for Illegal Narcotics

As part of three recent, but un-related narcotics investigations, conducted by the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Narcotics Unit, six St. Tammany residents have been arrested after children in their homes tested positive for illegal narcotics.

1. Roman Perry and Andrea Gibson of Abita Springs were initially arrested on July 3, 2024 after
detectives located illegal drugs in their residence. Two children who were in the home at the time tested positive for illegal drugs.  As a result, Perry and Gibson were each re-booked into the St. Tammany Parish Correctional Center for L.R.S. 14:93 Cruelty to Juveniles.

2. Antonio Agnew and India Jasmine of Slidell were initially arrested after illegal drugs were located in their apartment on July 23, 2024. Two children who were in the home later tested positive for illegal drugs. As a result, Agnew and Jasmine were each re-booked into the St. Tammany Parish Correctional Center for L.R.S. 14:93 Cruelty to Juveniles.

3. Christopher Rester and Lauren Womack of Slidell were initially arrested on August 22, 2024 after detectives located illegal drugs in their residence. There were two children in the home during that investigation, one of which was a 5-month-old infant. The infant later tested positive for illegal drugs. As a result, Rester and Womack were each re-booked into the St. Tammany Parish Correctional Center for L.R.S. 14:93 Cruelty to Juveniles.

“It is upsetting that these innocent children were exposed to dangerous drugs because of the poor decisions made by the adults who were entrusted with their care.,” Sheriff Randy Smith said. “It is one thing to expose yourself to dangerous drugs, but it is completely unacceptable to expose innocent children to them.”