PRESS RELEASE — On April 30, 2019 narcotic officers with the City of Orange made contact with a person in the 1000 block of 4^th Street in Orange.

After a short chase, an officer located Joseph Allen Guidry, 43, hiding under a cover porch.

As the officer approached Guidry, he reached for a large hunting type knife.

Guidry was restrained and removed from the porch with no injuries. Officers located a large “shard” of a substance believed to be crystal Methamphetamine on his persons.

The item weighed approx. 62 grams.

Guidry was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance and transported to Orange County Jail.