On Tuesday, August 13, at approximately 5:30 p.m., officers of the Louisville Police Dept. made a routine traffic stop which resulted in an arrest on drug charges. Officers observed a motorist, Latoya Porter, fail to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of Mill St. and N. Martin Luther King Dr. A small amount of what appeared to be marijuana and ecstasy was located in the vehicle.
Porter was transported to the Winston County Correctional Facility and the vehicle was impounded. Porter was charged with failure to stop for a traffic control device, driving with a suspended drivers license, no proof of liability insurance, possession of marijuana in a motor vechicle and possession of Schedule 1 narcotics. Her bond was set at $7.5K and she has since bonded out of jail.
Louisville Police Department urges anyone with information on a crime or illegal activity to please contact them at 662-773-3511. All information will be kept confidential and anonymous.
