A Ruston man was arrested Friday after he was stopped as part of a theft investigation and refused to identify himself.
Mark A. Dailey, 46, was stopped after Ruston Police received a description of a shoplifter and his vehicle leaving the Neighborhood Walmart on West California Avenue.
According to an officer’s report, Dailey was agitated from the moment he was stopped and refused to identify himself. Even after Dailey was informed he was a suspect in an investigation and refusal to identify himself would lead to arrest, he repeatedly refused to give his name.
Dailey was arrested and later identified. An arrest warrant was found charging him with failure to appear in Ruston City Court on a charge of driving under suspension.
The status of the shoplifting investigation was not available at publication time.
Dailey was booked for the warrant and resisting an officer by failure to identify. Bail was set at $3,000.
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