A man was arrested early Saturday morning after he allegedly appeared at a downtown Ruston bar while highly intoxicated and refused to leave.
Gregory Davis, 21, of Ruston, walked into the Park Avenue establishment about 2:30 a.m. as staff and a special detail officer were attempting to clear the building after it closed. Davis was told to leave because the business was closed.
After told to leave numerous times by the manager, the officer told Davis to leave or he would face arrest. Davis replied, “I wish you would,” according to the officer’s report.
Davis was escorted outside where he began yelling profane language to still did not leave the area. The officer told him repeatedly to leave but he refused.
A records check revealed Davis was wanted for failure to appear in Ruston City Court on a traffic charge. He was arrested for disturbing the peace by appearing intoxicated in public and the warrant and booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center.
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