Hammond pair arrested on weapon, drug charges while parked at Ponchatoula store

On May 18, at 7:30 p.m., officers responded to Walmart after receiving a call that two individuals were sitting in a vehicle in the parking lot and pointed a firearm at their children as they walked past. Officers detained the driver without incident and identified him as Kylin Sexton, 22, of Hammond. The passenger, 25-year-old Tyshon Coleman of Hammond, was non-compliant but quickly taken into custody. Located in the passenger seat where Coleman was sitting was a Glock 9mm handgun and suspected marijuana.

A search of the vehicle resulted in locating the following:

• 1 Glock 9mm handgun with a 40 round extension containing 32 rounds of ammunition

• 1 Glock 9mm handgun with a 30 round extension containing 30 rounds of ammunition

• 1-50 round drum magazine

• 1,580 total pills suspected to be Oxycodone Hydrochloride

• Other narcotics suspected to be Marijuana, Cocaine, Heroin, and Methamphetamine

• 1 digital scale

Tyshon Coleman was booked on the following charges and transported to the Tangipahoa Parish Jail:

• Convicted Felon in Possession of a Firearm

• Possession with Intent to Distribute Schedule I CDS

• Possession with Intent to Distribute Schedule II CDS- 2 counts

• Possession of Schedule I CDS

• Possession of Schedule II CDS

• Possession of a Firearm While Possessing CDS

Kylin Sexton was booked on the following charges and transported to the Tangipahoa Parish Jail:

• Possession with Intent to Distribute Schedule I CDS

• Possession with Intent to Distribute Schedule II CDS – 2 counts

• Possession of Schedule I CDS

• Possession of Schedule II CDS

• Possession of a Firearm While Possessing CDS