Louisiana state official arrested over alleged drug deal near fast-food restaurant

Louisiana state official Bridgette Hull was arrested this week after she was allegedly caught in the middle of a drug transaction with a wanted man.

A Louisiana state official was arrested this week after she was allegedly caught in the middle of a drug transaction with a wanted man as police were closing in to arrest him. 

Bridgette Hull, the executive secretary of the Louisiana State Board of Private Security Examiners, was arrested Tuesday as police were searching for Steven McCarthy, a man with drug and firearm-related warrants out for his arrest, according to a statement from the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Police arrest Steven McCarthy in Louisiana on Sept. 6, 2022.Livingston Parish Sheriff's OfficeThe Louisiana Attorney General's Office had asked for the sheriff's office help to aid in McCarthy's arrest Tuesday.

When deputies located him near a fast-food restaurant in the Albany area, they found Hull and McCarthy “in the middle of a drug transaction,” officials said. Hull was described as an acquaintance of McCarthy. 

McCarthy fled the scene in a vehicle and struck a car in his escape attempt. The vehicle’s driver sustained minor injuries, the sheriff's office said.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/louisiana-state-official-arrested-caught-drug-transaction-wanted-suspe-rcna46821


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