Monroe Dispatch - No Struggle, No Progress

Disclaimer: All persons are innocent until proven guilty. A failure to use a turn signal landed a local man in jail over the weekend. On Saturday, February 18, 2023, deputies with the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's office, spotted a driver in a beige Toyota traveling on DeSiard Street that failed to use a right turn signal when proceeding to South 26th Street. Deputies said the driver crossed the double yellow lines as they activated their emergency lights to conduct a traffic stop. The alleged driver, who was identified as 23-year-old Oterrious Thomas, failed to stop despite the flashing emergency...