On Sunday, August 11th, members of the Bossier Sheriff’s Office Joint Criminal Apprehension Team (JCAT) arrested a Gibsland man for being in possession of several variants of dangerous narcotics and a stolen Glock handgun. Stephen Randolph Griffith, 40, was stopped for a traffic violation in the 1900 block of East Texas Street in Bossier City by a JCAT member. A Bossier Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit was called to the scene and showed a positive odor response for narcotics in Griffith’s vehicle.
A search of the vehicle turned up 40.5 grams of suspected methamphetamine, 6 grams of suspected crack cocaine, 5 capsules containing suspected powder cocaine, 3.1 grams of marijuana, assorted drug paraphernalia, and a stolen Glock 19 handgun from Arkansas.
Griffith was arrested and booked into the Bossier Maximum-Security Facility for Possession of Schedule I Marijuana, 2 counts of Possession of Schedule II with Intent to Distribute, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Illegal Possession of a Stolen Firearm, Illegal Carrying of Weapon with CDS, and two traffic offenses.
Griffith’s bond has been set at $70,500.