Ruston Police have arrested a man found to have a stolen handgun and items authorities said could be used to commit burglaries.
Kameion Gamydie Rogers, 18, was arrested shortly about 9 p.m. last Tuesday evening after he surrendered to pursuing officers.
A patrol officer saw Rogers on a bicycle without required lights on Cornell Avenue. When the officer stopped the cyclist, Rogers dropped the bike, jumped a fence into a backyard in the 1600 block of Cornell Avenue, ran behind the house, then ran back toward the officer. According to an officer’s report, Rogers told police he was out of breath and couldn’t run anymore.
Rogers was found with a Glock 23 .40-caliber pistol stolen earlier in the year, a flashlight, gloves, and a full face mask. Rogers told police someone gave him the pistol but would not identify the person.
The officer’s report noted Rogers was arrested for vehicle burglaries in 2023 and 2024, but those charges could not be verified due to his age at the time.
Rogers was booked into the Lincoln Parish Detention Center for illegal possession of a stolen firearm, illegal carrying of weapons (burglary tools), and resisting an officer by flight. Bail was set at $38,500.
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