A Monroe man was arrested Wednesday on several charges as he fled on foot from a traffic stop.
A Ruston Police officer stopped a Toyota Corolla traveling the wrong way on Trenton Street, a one-way highway, about 1:30 a.m. Wednesday morning.
The officer saw a passenger in the back seat moving around as if attempting to conceal something. A Lincoln Parish deputy sheriff responded as backup and directed the passenger, Terrikiris Smith, 21, to exit the car.
The RPD officer saw the driver looking back at a semi-automatic pistol where Smith had been seated. The officer alerted the deputy to the gun and Smith fled on foot.
Smith was apprehended after a foot chase. He initially gave his name as Deante Walker. He eventually provided his correct name and a records check showed he was a convicted felon ineligible to possess a firearm.
Smith was booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and resisting an officer.
Bail was set at $55,000.
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