A man carrying a concealed toy gun “for protection” was arrested when a Ruston police officer learned he was wanted.
Devin Lewis, 18, was arrested last Sunday on warrants from Ruston City Court and the Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Officer.
A Ruston Police officer responded to a call of a suspicious person on Sikes Street about 11:45 p.m. When the officer exited his patrol car, a ground of several young males fled on foot. The officer patrolled on foot and found Lewis on Charlotte Avenue.
Lewis was found with a toy gun concealed in the front of his shorts. Lewis reportedly told the office he only had the gun in his possession for protection.
The officer learned Lewis was wanted for failure to appear in court on a resisting an officer by flight charge and also on a warrant held by the Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office. Lewis was arrested and booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center on the two warrants.
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