A 17-year-old Ruston youth was arrested last week after a call to police reporting a man was brandishing a firearm in public.
A Ruston officer spotted the suspect matching the description about 4:30 p.m. on July 10, but the man fled on foot. Officers gave chase and apprehended him on Apple Drive off South Farmerville Street. When asked about the handgun, Yanni J. Potts said he threw it down on the trail near the East Side Mini-Mart as he was running from officers.
During a search, a small black bag containing a Glock 43 pistol was found near the Ruston Animal Control facility. Potts admitted to having the gun. He was booked for illegal carrying of a weapon, resisting an officer, and obstruction of justice by discarding evidence.
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