Convicted Felon Charged With Weapons and Drug Offenses After Hammond-Area Search
Anthony Thomas, 28, faces multiple charges after authorities said a search of a home off Airport Road turned up firearms and drugs.
3 reports on this incident · first at Aug 29, 2026, 10:50 p.m. ET
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Aug 29, 2026, 11:22 p.m. ET
Anthony Thomas Charged with Weapons and Drug Offenses in Tangipahoa Parish
Anthony Thomas, 28, has been charged with having weapons, illegal drugs, being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, having a controlled substance, having a stolen firearm, having drug paraphernalia, resisting arrest, obstruction of justice, and violating parole, according to wafb.com. He has not yet been tried, and he is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
The charges stem from an incident in which the government alleged Thomas, a convicted felon on parole, was found with three pistols, three AR-style pistols, ammunition, gun accessories, marijuana, and illegally obtained prescription pills during a search of a home off Airport Road in the Hammond area, as reported by wafb.com. The investigation involved the Louisiana Department of Probation and Parole, the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office, and Hammond Police.
Further details remain pending.
Aug 29, 2026, 10:50 p.m. ETFirst report
Convicted Felon Charged with Weapons and Drug Offenses in Tangipahoa Parish
Anthony Thomas, 28, has been charged with weapons, drug, and other offenses following a search of a home off Airport Road in the Hammond area, according to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office as reported by WAFB.
The charges include possession of weapons, illegal drugs, being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, possession of a controlled substance, possession of a stolen firearm, possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting arrest, obstruction of justice, and violating parole, per WAFB.
The government alleges that Thomas, a convicted felon on parole, was found with three pistols, three AR-style pistols, ammunition, gun accessories, marijuana, and illegally obtained prescription pills during the search, according to WAFB.
The investigation involved the Louisiana Department of Probation and Parole, the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office, and Hammond Police, as reported by WAFB. The case is at the charging stage, and Thomas is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
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