Paris Police, assisted by the Lamar County Sheriff’s Department, executed a search warrant at a residence at 1331 E Polk Street. at 11:12 A.M. on Thursday, January 14, 2016.
One subject, later identified as 37 year old Earl Wayne Simpson, Jr., (pictured above) fled the scene on foot but was quickly apprehended.
During the search of the house, officers located more than 4 grams of methamphetamine, marijuana, and numerous pills of Alprazolam, Clonazepam, Seroquel, and Gabapentin.
Also arrested at the residence was 38 year old Talisha Diann Moore.
Both were charged with three counts of manufacturing or delivering a controlled substance, two counts of possession of a dangerous drug, and possession of marijuana of less than 2 ounces.
Simpson was also charged with evading arrest and was found to have an outstanding municipal traffic warrant.
Both were later transferred to the Lamar County Jail.
