CRIMINAL PATROL UNIT MAKES NARCOTICS ARREST INBASILE AREA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - September 28, 2026

Sheriff Charles R. Guillory announces that on September 28, 2026, agents with the Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office
Criminal Patrol Unit made a narcotics arrest while conducting proactive criminal patrol operations in the Basile area.
Agents observed a vehicle commit a traffic violation by failing to utilize turn signals. A traffic stop was initiated and
contact was made with the driver, identified as Clayton Fontenot, a 48-year-old white male. During the investigation,
agents located and seized methamphetamines, a Schedule II Controlled Dangerous Substance.

Traffic Citations Issued: No Driver's License on Person; Driving Under Suspension; Failure to Signal

Criminal Charge: Louisiana R.S. 40:967(C) - Possession of a Schedule II Controlled Dangerous Substance
(Methamphetamine)

"The proactive work of our Criminal Patrol Unit continues to help keep illegal narcotics out of our communities." - Sheriff
Charles R. Guillory

All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

CLAYTON FONTENOT

07/04/1978

EUNICE, LA