Fourth District narcotics detectives arrested Peyton Nelson (DOB: 02/20/1994) on Friday, (Oct. 27) in the 4000 block of Behrman Hwy.
Nelson was charged with the offence of illegally carrying a firearm while in possession of illegal narcotics. In addition to the aforementioned charges, detectives executed a search warrant for Nelson’s vehicle and recovered multiple firearms, 15 individually wrapped bags of marijuana, one large bag of marijuana, six Tramadol pills, two masks, scales, baggies and live rounds.
Anyone with additional information on this incident is asked to contact Fourth District detectives at 504-658-6040. Citizens with information that can help solve crimes are asked to call Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111 or toll-free at 1-877-903-STOP.