January 5, 2024 - The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers arrested a Shelby County man on Monday, January 1, 2024, on multiple firearm and drug charges following a traffic stop on U.S. Highway 96, south of Center.
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The preliminary investigation indicates that at approximately 2:42pm, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office informed officers to be on the lookout for a silver Dodge Dually pickup traveling south, that had run off the roadway and struck multiple construction barrels. Troopers located the pickup and conducted a traffic stop. A search of the pickup yielded one shot gun, two rifles, a handgun and multiple drugs, including mushrooms, methamphetamines, marijuana and amphetamine pills. A check of the driver’s license confirmed him to be a convicted felon and he was subsequently placed under arrest.
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The driver, identified as Brad Broussard, 42, of Shelby County, was arrested for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, unlawful carrying of a weapon by a felon with conviction, and two counts of possession of a controlled substance in penalty group 2, all felony offenses. Additional charges were filed by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Game Wardens.
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This is an ongoing investigation, and no further information is available.
DPS Arrests Man in Shelby County on Multiple Firearm, Drug Charges
