A Ruston teen was arrested Wednesday morning after police responded to a call regarding a man with a knife in his hand acting suspiciously.
Ruston Police responded to the Eastside Mini Mart on Martin Luther King Drive at about 7:30 a.m. Wednesday after a passerby reported a male in the parking lot with a knife in his hand walking in circles and appearing to be mumbling to himself.
Officers found Percy L. Williams, 19, in the parking lot. Williams started yelling at the officers as they approached and then fled on foot. Williams was told to stop resisting so officers could speak with him, but a foot pursuit ensued for several blocks before Williams was taken into custody. He was booked for resisting an officer. The bail was set at $1,000.
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