A man who allegedly brandished a pistol at in a local apartment complex and then fled when Ruston Police arrived has been charged in the incident.
Devin Jaivon Lewis, 19, of Ruston, was arrested by police about 2:30 a.m. March 10 after officers were dispatched to the Annex Apartments on West Line Avenue regarding a report of men with guns.
Responding officers spotted three men standing by a stairwell of one of the buildings. The men were ordered to get on the ground. Two complied but Lewis fled on foot. He was arrested on Groveland Avenue after a short chase.
According to the report, the complainant told police she feared for her life when she saw Lewis wave around a handgun. The woman provided video showing the man with the gun.
Lewis was booked into the Lincoln Parish Detention Center for illegal use of a firearm and resisting an officer. His bail was set at $27,500.
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