A Forgery Lands a Longview Man in Jail

LONGVIEW – A forged prescription has led to the arrest of a Longview man. Desmond Lamarr Simmons, 27, of Longview, was arrested as he waited to pick up a prescription in the drive-thru on East Marshall Avenue. Officers were told that Simmons had altered a prescription he turned in earlier in the day by increasing the amount of medication from 6 to 60. But his trouble was only beginning. The officers were aware that Simmons had outstanding warrants for his arrest. Following his arrest on the warrants, they located a bag of marijuana in his right front pocket. They then found a pistol under his pants on his right ankle. He was arrested for fraudulent delivery of controlled substance/prescription, possession of marijuana, unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and 2 outstanding class C misdemeanor warrants. He’s in the Gregg County Jail with bonds totaling $111,000.