A Texas man was arrested in Ruston Saturday after he allegedly threatened to shoot up a gas station convenience store.
Leon Shawn Allen, 46, of Lancaster, Texas, was arrested early Saturday morning after Ruston Police investigated an incident at a service station on the North I-20 Service Road.
At about 4:00 a.m., police responded to a disturbance at the station. An employee told officers a man came inside and threatened to shoot up the place. He pointed out a gray vehicle at one of the gas pumps.
A man with the vehicle was checked out, but the driver’s license of a second man was found in the vehicle. The store employees identified Allen, pictured on the driver’s license, as the suspect who threatened them.
Allen could not be located in the area at the time. Officers left but the same vehicle was seen leaving the station later in the night. Allen was found to be the driver. He said he was not in the store but that people were going crazy. He was arrested and a large bag of marijuana and paraphernalia commonly associated with the sale or distribution of drugs were found inside the vehicle.
Allen was booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center for simple assault and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.
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