Subjects on multiple charges of Manufacturing and Delivery of Controlled Substance, Possession of Controlled Substance, and Possession of a Dangerous Drug in Paris, TX

Paris Police Department Press Release. All are innocent until proven otherwise in a court of law.

On January 12, 2025, Officers responded to a disturbance in the 1000 block of SW 19th Street. They met with the caller, Stephanie Rea Guatier (27) who advised she had been assaulted. Guatier was under the influence of some narcotic and could not give clear information. She admitted to having taken “Extra” Xanax so she could sleep. Gautier then volunteered information to the officers that her roommate, Brandon Charles Bergeron (29) was keeping narcotics in the room. Officers located a large quantity of various types of narcotics in the room in question as well as evidence to indicate the narcotics were being processed and packaged there for resale. Bergeron and Gautier were arrested for possession and delivery of a controlled substance (Felony). As officers conducted a safety check of the residence, they located Rhonda Kay Lester (41) in another bedroom of the residence. Lester advised that there were also narcotics (Methamphetamine and Xanax) in that room. A search warrant was requested and received for the house and grounds. Officers serving the warrant located numerous illegal drugs, paraphernalia, and weapons and ammunition in the residence. Another occupant of the residence, Issac Ray Duran (28) was found to have methamphetamine, THC Wax, individual pills for which he had no prescription and a semi-automatic rifle in his room. All subjects were charged with multiple charges including Manufacturing and Delivery of Controlled Substance, Possession of Controlled Substance, and Possession of a Dangerous Drug. All were processed without incident.