NOTE: Special thanks to the Lincoln Parish Journal for permission to reprint article below.

(kylepj) A Lincoln Parish deputy arrested a motorist Saturday night after he was found to be wanted. Drugs were found in the man’s car as well.

Michael Keith Horton, 32, of Quitman, was stopped about 9:30 p.m. Saturday night for an equipment violation. A check showed Horton was wanted on three warrants for failure to appear in Ruston City Court and a fourth warrant for failure to appear in Third District Court.

During a search of Horton’s vehicle, the deputy found a set of scales commonly used for measuring narcotics and bags of suspected methamphetamine. Horton told the deputy he had Subutex in the vehicle as well, but he did not have a prescription bottle with him.

Horton was booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center for driving under suspension, possession of methamphetamine, possession of Subutex, possession of drug paraphernalia, no license plate light, the three warrants from Ruston City Court for traffic violations, and the District Court warrant for failure to appear on a protective order violation.

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