A Shreveport, La., truck driver was arrested late Tuesday in Hempstead County on methamphetamine possession charges.
James Horne, 31, is being held at the Hempstead County Detention Center, where he is awaiting his first court appearance.
Deputy Kyle Rowe was dispatched about midnight Tuesday to Hexion Specialty Chemicals at 185 N. Industrial Drive in reference to the driver of an 18-wheeler that might be under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Hexion employees kept the driver from leaving, said Hempstead County Sheriff James Singleton.
Upon arrival, the deputy contacted the Hexion supervisor, who said a truck driver who had delivered to them might be under the influence of something. The supervisor then showed Rowe the driver who was later identified as Horne standing beside the Hexion building, according to a report.
Deputies discovered a substance believed to be methamphetamine, syringes, and a set of scales inside the 18-wheeler.
Deputies then arrested Horne and took him to the Hempstead County Detention Center where he was booked on possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia charges.