Three Ruston men were arrested Wednesday after police attempted to stop a vehicle involved in a gun incident that resulted in a vehicle pursuit and a foot chase.
Marquis Melacon, 22, Jordan Briscoe, 17, and Rodriq Rhone, 19, were arrested about 6 p.m. July 23 on numerous charges.
Ruston Police responded to the McAllister Street area in response to a report of a man in a red Toyota Camry pointing a gun at a crowd of people. An officer spotted the Camry and attempted to stop it. The vehicle failed to stop and officers pursued it with lights and sirens.
The Camry failed to stop at two stop signs and crossed over the center line on McAllister Street into oncoming traffic while trying to elude police. The vehicle came to a stop at Third Avenue and McAllister Street. The driver, Briscoe, exited the vehicle with his hands up and was taken into custody.
During the pursuit, a rear seat passenger later identified as Melacon threw an AR-15 style firearm out the rear driver’s side window. Once the vehicle came to a stop, Melacon fled behind a house on Second Avenue. He was taken into custody. The firearm was retrieved.
A check of the firearm’s serial number showed it had been stolen in Ruston.
A search of the vehicle located approximately 38 grams of marijuana, a set of scales, a marijuana cigarette roller, and sandwich bags commonly used for packaging narcotics.
Rhone also fled the vehicle and ran into a house on Second Ave. He was eventually taken into custody and taken to the Ruston Police Department.
While in a interview room at RPD waiting to be questioned, Rhone yelled through the walls to another suspect to tell him to stop talking. Rhone was moved to another room and again began yelling to tell the other suspect to stop talking.
Melacon was booked for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of a firearm in the presence of a controlled substance, possession of a stolen firearm, possession of drug paraphernalia, flight from an officer, obstruction of justice, and terrorizing. The terrorizing charge pertains to pointing the firearm at the crowd.
Rhone was booked for resisting an officer and obstruction of justice.
As the driver of the vehicle, Briscoe was booked for aggravated flight from an officer.
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