Union McDonald’s employee arrested for theft, possession of controlled substance
Marika Johnson of 2122 Caroling St., Baton Rouge, was arrested March 12 for theft and possession of a controlled substance.
LSU Police Department spokesman Capt. Cory Lalonde said LSUPD received a report Feb. 29 that said several Lortab pills were stolen from the purse of an employee at McDonald’s in the Student Union.
During the investigation, LSUPD investigators identified another McDonald’s employee, 36-year-old Johnson, as a suspect.
Lalonde said after speaking with Johnson at her residence, she admitted to taking to the pills and was arrested at 2:30 p.m.
Johnson was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish prison.
Man arrested for burglary of vehicles at Nicholson Apartments
Officers charged 21-year-old Andre Scott of 239 West Grant St., Baton Rouge, with three counts of burglary of a vehicle.
On March 13, LSUPD received three reports of vehicles being burglarized at the Nicholson Apartments. Lalonde said electronic items were stolen from the vehicles.
Upon further investigation, Lalonde said LSUPD received information from the Baton Rouge Police Department that Scott was a possible suspect. After being questioned while he was incarcerated at the East Baton Rouge Parish prison, Scott admitted to committing the three burglaries on March 13.
Scott, who is unaffiliated with the Unviversity, was charged March 16 with three counts of burglary. He remains in East Baton Rouge Parish prison.
Man arrested for illegal possession of firearm, possession with intent to distribute Corey D. Knox of 6545 Brownfield Ave., Baton Rouge, was arrested March 17 for possession with intent to distribute pills, illegal carrying of a firearm and driving with a suspended license.
At 12:45 a.m., Lalonde said officers were attempting to conduct a traffic stop near Highland Road and Raphael Semmes Drive. The car did not initially stop until the intersection of Highland Road and East Garfield Street, where the passenger of the vehicle fled on foot.
Lalonde said officers detained the driver and identified him as Knox. Officers were not able to find the passenger who fled.
After officers identified Knox, Lalonde said they learned he was driving with a suspended license. Upon further investigation, officers found two bags containing about 300 pills.
Lalonde said the officers determined the pills to be Oxycodone and Roxicodone. Knox also had more than $1,700 in cash and a loaded handgun in his vehicle. He was arrested at 12:50 a.m. and booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish prison.
 
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