Traffic Stop Yields $10k Worth of PCP

HENDERSON — Rusk County authorities make a big drug haul at a traffic stop. According to KETK, it happened Tuesday at approximately 10:15 p.m. on Highway 59 North. Authorities say Rusk County Sheriff’s Office K9 Deputy Jason Smith and Certified Narcotic Dog Caro discovered some 12 ounces of phencyclidine (PCP) with an estimated street value of $10,000.

Smith arrested suspects Crayton Lytrone Davis, 33, of Houston, and Marcus Marquis Armstard, 33, of Monroe, Louisiana, after he reportedly located a plastic bottle containing the drug. Both suspects were transported to the Rusk County Justice Center. Armstard also had an active warrant out of Nacogdoches County for possession of marijuana. Both suspects were charged with possession of controlled substance, a first degree felony, and both bonds were set at $50,000.