Ruston Police arrested a local man Sunday after he was involved in an altercation in which he allegedly pointed a firearm at a female acquaintance before chasing her vehicle through the city.
Ladarrius Deonte Dunn, 32, was arrested for aggravated assault with a firearm and numerous other charges after police located him after the incident.
A woman called police reporting a man was chasing her vehicle in a gray Dodge. Police located the woman on West Florida Avenue and saw the gray Dodge leaving the area. Officers could not immediately track down the Dodge.
The woman told police Dunn had taken her phone because he thought she was talking to another man. Dunn allegedly damaged the phone and then threatened her with a handgun.
An officer saw a bloody injury to one of the woman’s fingers.
Dunn was later located and arrested. He admitted damaging the phone but denied threatening the woman with a gun. He was booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center for aggravated assault, simple criminal damage to property, and warrants for failure to appear in Ruston City Court for resisting an officer, open container, and texting while driving.
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