A 21-year-old Grambling man was arrested Tuesday after police responded should I call of gunshots.
Officers responded to Wayside Drive in Grambling Tuesday morning where a man said he had heard gunshots nearby. While officers were investigating, a car was seen at a nearby intersection with its left turn signal on. However, instead of turning left, the vehicle abruptly turned right.
An officer stopped the car nearby and two men exited the car. One of the men jumped a barbed wire fence and ran into the woods. The second man, Tuvorus D. Hatter, was detained. The car sped away before other officers arrived.
A search of the area recovered a loaded Palmetto AR-15 firearm. It was determined Hatter was a convicted felon and had been riding in a vehicle that contained a weapon which was recovered where Hatter and the other man had been. Hatter stated he did not know the other man who ran into the woods.
Hatter was booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center. Bail was set at $5,000 but he is also being held for the Louisiana Department of Corrections—Probation & Parole.
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