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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Madeline Sherratt

One of Louisiana’s youngest mayors bonded out after drug, prostitute solicitation arrest

Bogalusa Mayor Tyrin Truong, 25, was booked into the Washington Parish Jail on one count of soliciting for prostitutes, one count of unauthorized use of a movable, and two counts of transactions involving proceeds from drug offenses Tuesday - (Washington Parish Sheriff's Office)

One of Louisiana’s youngest mayors’ has bonded out of jail after being accused of involvement in a drug trafficking ring and soliciting prostitutes.

Tyrin Truong, mayor of the city of Bogalusa, 25, walked out of jail Tuesday after posting a $150,000 bond. He’s facing a string of criminal charges involving a drug distribution ring that was operating in the area, the solicitation of prostitutes and the unauthorized use of a movable object, according to Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office.

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