
<p>Yet another elected Democrat arrested for crimes made news last week in a seemingly endless pattern of law enforcement busting Democrat officials for criminal activity. The latest one in this chain is Tyrin Truong, the young Mayor of Bogalusa, Louisiana.</p>



<p>Truong, 25, was arrested on Tuesday (January 7) by the Louisiana State Police over “proceeds from drug offenses, unauthorized use of a moveable, and soliciting for prostitutes” as reported by Nola.com. The story cited Northshore District Attorney Collin Sims telling about Truong organizing “entertainment” with a prostitute while he was in Atlanta to attend a mayor’s conference. He used public funds to rent an AirBnB to arrange this “entertainment.”</p>



<p>Truong also bought drugs and, as reported later in <em>The Guardian</em>, is one of the seven defendants that have been charged so far in an investigation that began in April 2024. The mayor and his fellow defendants are accused of using social media platforms to illegally distribute drugs and manage payments for them. The drugs they distributed include opioids, ecstasy, high-grade marijuana, and THC products.</p>



<p><em>The Western Journal</em> reported that the money made off this drug sale then allegedly went to buy firearms that were used in other crimes. The story wrote that Truong also faces one charge of unauthorized use of another person&#8217;s vehicle.</p>



<p>A number of media stories about Truong, before and after his recent arrest, have highlighted his racial identity politics where he engaged in activism against law enforcement’s alleged racist treatment of black suspects or offenders. In November 2022, when he was elected Bogalusa’s mayor, Truong was only 23 and was described in <em>The Advocate</em> (November 25, 2022) as:</p>



<p><em>He’s among the 15% of Bogalusa’s residents to have obtained a bachelor’s degree, having studied political science and African American studies at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.</em></p>



<p><em>The Guardian</em> mentioned Truong as the black grandson of a Vietnamese immigrant who fought in the Vietnam War.</p>



<p>Truong was released on $150,000 bail. According to <em>Rolling Out</em> (January 13), he has since used social media to maintain that he is innocent and is challenging the allegations against him.</p>



<p>The news of Truong’s arrest comes a month after an elected Democrat was arrested and jailed in West Virginia for threatening to kill Republicans. <em>The Washington Times</em> reported (December 13, 2024) that Joseph De Soto, newly elected West Virginia delegate, threatened to kill five Republican colleagues after they expelled him from their party because he had falsified his resume. De Soto then joined the Democratic Party and was elected in November but was arrested next month after he threatened to kill his Republican colleagues.</p>

Young Democrat Mayor Arrested over Drugs and Solicitation for Prostitution
