Put your money in your wallet if you want. You get in the military. >> Yes, sir. Uh vitally. >> Well, I don't want to touch something that's going to hurt me. That's why I'm asking you what it is. What is it? [music] [music] [music] >> 85. Other than that, you run back. >> State Boys, body cam footage from the Louisiana State Police and law enforcement agencies across the state of Louisiana. On this episode of State Boys, we check in with the Paris Sheriff's Office. A deputy working with OPSO SCAK or the special crime apprehension team was notified by DEA agents about a vehicle coming from [music] Texas that was participating in illegal activity. The deputy observed a vehicle commit a traffic violation and will conduct a traffic stop and tell the driver the reason for the stop. What will OPSO fine? How are you today, friend? Yes, sir. >> Good. You got a driver's license on you, buddy? >> I do, sir. >> Good. Let me see it real quick. Look, my name's Andrew Edge and I work with the sheriff's office. Okay. The reason I stopped you is when you turned into this parking lot, you didn't use your turn signal. >> Oh, did you just forget? >> Yeah. No, I was in just trying to go in the store. >> I got you. Hop out real quick for me and talk to me. What's your What's your name? >> My name's Charles. >> Charles Longwood. Right. All right. Come back here for me, Mr. Charles. >> Hey, look. My name's Andrew Nent. Like I told you, uh told you the reason for the stop. Listen. >> Okay. >> I can smell a little marijuana coming out of the vehicle. Okay. You're not in any trouble or anything like that, but we run into personal use marijuana out here all the time. You got a little bit in there? >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. I ain't too worried about it. Do me a favor. Put your hands right up here on the hood real quick. >> In Louisiana, the smell of marijuana alone is enough probable cause to search a vehicle. >> You don't have any weapons on you or anything, do you? Sir, >> you do. What do you have on you? >> Um, uh, my weapon is inside. >> All right. Nothing on you though, right? Nothing in your pocket. What do you have inside the car? >> The My weapon? >> Yeah. 40. Uh, >> okay. You have a handgun. Okay. All right. Relax. Everybody have that. You're not a You're not a You're not a criminal, are you? No, sir. >> Okay. Don't worry about it then. All right. I'm just making sure you don't have any guns on you. Okay. What is all this stuff here? >> Uh, any weed in your pockets or anything like that? Okay. Where's the weed at in the car? >> Oh, it's in the co. Just keep hands on the hood for me. Okay. Hey, listen. I'm going to advise you of your rights. You're not going to jail, but since we're some weed, that is a little bit of a criminal matter. Keep your hands up here for me. You do have the right to remain silent. Anything you say cannot be used against you in court. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford one, one will be provided to you at no charge. Okay. You have the right to have a lawyer present in question. Stop. Answer question anytime. You understand all that? How much weed is it? >> Uh, I see it. Oh, you get a ticket for that. >> Oh, yeah. >> All right. Well, let me finish patting you down, searching you real quick. Okay. Put your hands back up here. Hold that. You staying at the Hilton. Just right here. Just hold it up here. Don't let it fall off. Okay. Let's see. Let's keep Let's keep it out real quick. All right. Where you staying at? The Hilton. You from me? You're not from here, obviously. >> Yes, sir. >> I got you. Is that money? >> I'm going to let you hold it. All right. So, it don't blow nowhere. >> All right. Just keep it in your hands cuz I keep I'm checking your pockets on purpose. >> Oh, I'm sorry. >> You keep putting crap back in your pockets. >> It's all right. What are you so nervous for? Cuz of that little bit of weed. >> Not nervous. >> Are you a felon? >> No sir. >> Oh, then you then don't worry about it. Here, hold that. >> Put your hands back up here and just hold that for me. Thank you. >> Here, hold your wallet or you put your money in your wallet. You want you in the military? >> Yes, sir. Uh, veteran. >> Oh. Where'd you Where'd you uh serve at? Army? >> Yes, sir. >> What'd you do? Where were you at? Um, >> you going to lose >> for Riley? I was um I did 25 I 25 L combo. >> Okay. I was a 12 Bravo combat engineer. Hell yeah. >> Yep. Yep. Sir, you almost here. >> Okay. All right. So, the only thing in the car is a little blunt, right? Yes, sir. >> All right. Is there anything else in there I need to know about? No, sir. >> Nothing. All right. Good deal. Well, this won't take long. I got another deputy will be in a minute. We'll secure that >> and uh I'll write you a ticket for everything and you'll be on your way. Is that fair? All right. >> While waiting on backup, the deputy and the driver engage in small talk. >> So, you at Fort Riley for how long? >> About 6 years. >> Mine was Leonardwood, and that was a piece. That was a [ __ ] hole. >> What's that [ __ ] >> Lewood. >> Lynwood. >> Yeah. >> Uh by Leonardwood. >> That's in Missouri. Kansas. No, it's in Missouri. You're thinking of Fort No. >> Okay. >> Where is Fort? What's I don't know everyone in Kansas, but Lynwood's like by St. Louis. >> Gotcha. Gotcha. Okay. >> What years were you in? >> Uh did 09 to 2015. >> Okay. I was in from 04 to [ __ ] When did I get out? 12? Yeah. >> 04 to 0 to to 12. It was terrible. I [ __ ] hate it. Like being in prison. >> Yeah. It was It was bad, man. It was Oh, yeah. I had a good time. I I did come over. I was uh out there in communication. >> Yeah. Well, ours was damn combat engineer looking for bombs and [ __ ] like that, you know. >> Um Hey, where's that where's that blunt at? >> Across. >> Okay. Uh what about the gun? Where is it at? Oh, under my seat. >> That's your gun, but you bought at gun store. >> Good deal. Good deal. All right. So, you don't have a problem with us searching the truck, getting the weed out, huh? >> No, you can. So, yeah, you can search the truck. >> Okay. Good deal. Here, my partner right here. >> A confidential informant notified DEA agents the day before that the driver will be traveling from Texas into Parish with a significant amount of narcotics. Deputies will now search the vehicle to determine whether that tip was legitimate. >> I He said he's got a little blunt in the car. I can smell it. He's gave us consent to search. He said there's also a handgun in there. If y'all want to go ahead or you hang out with him, Seth, watch your money, dude, cuz you're going to lose it. I'm telling you. >> Put that back in your pocket. Hi. Mango. Bingo. More and more. They said there's a gun in here somewhere. You have [music] like [music] that drugs. Drugs. Some kind of crushed up peel. There it is. Seth, cut your radio down, please. >> Yep. Watch it. I got the camera on. Where's where his gun is? Hey, brother. Where's your gun at? Look. Oh, there it is. I'm going to go make a phone call. Uh, yes I do. Hey man, you got a lot more than a little bit of blood in there. All right, so sit tight. Okay. >> Before the deputies finish searching the vehicle, the driver will admit that there is something else inside. >> Yeah, he's been advised. Hey, buddy. What's your name again? I forget. Mr. Logwood, what's in that box in the back in the back of the truck before I cut it open? Is it something that's going to hurt me? Um, might is it? What is it? It ain't weed cuz you got the weed in the backpack. What is it? >> I don't want to touch something that's going to hurt me. That's why I'm asking you what it is. >> It's not. >> What is it? >> It's fentinel. >> No. No. >> What is it? >> It's I don't know. What's it start with? >> So it's is it meth? >> Yeah, >> it's methamphetamine. Okay. Why do you have that much methamphetamine? You don't want to answer that. All right. Sit tight. Okay. You can put him in argument. Did you photo the gun? Go ahead and photo the weed. Photo everything as it sits. Don't [ __ ] with it after that. And we're going to drive the car and everything back to Metro and do everything there. Y'all y'all good with that? >> All right. Looks like a good sign. Hey, Mr. Charles, can you hear me? All right. Listen, man. With the amount of drugs that you have in that car, okay, I'm going to go we're going to go back to my office and kind of work it all out from there. All right? So, just relax and uh we'll go from there. Okay? Just keeping you updated on what's going on. All right? Who's driving it back? Hey, don't lose this. The deputies would find approximately 3 lbs of marijuana, 9.2 lbs of methamphetamines, and a loaded 45 caliber handgun. About 6 months later, a federal grand jury will indict the driver on possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamines, possession with the intent to distribute marijuana, and possession of a firearm doing drug offenses. The driver will take this all the way to trial, and a federal jury will convict them on all three counts. The driver was sentenced to a total of 204 months in federal prison. >> Like when I book you in and write my report, like I'm done. Like my my hands in this are completely over. The next time I'll have to deal with anything involved in this case is when I'm called to testify in court about what I did and and all that kind of stuff. Like >> if Yeah. I mean, if they do is what they do. Cuz I'm going to promise you we're going to put you in jail. We're going to arrest you and I'm fixing to go try to find five more, you know, guys with a bunch of narcotics on them. Like that's what my job is. [music] [music]