The Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested a local man early Tuesday morning after it was learned he was wanted as a participant in an attempted murder case in Jackson Parish.
After deputies learned William Andrew Richard, 23, of Ruston, was wanted in Jackson Parish for three counts of attempted first degree murder, false swearing, and obstruction of justice they went to his Cedar Drive residence off Burgessville Road to make contact.
Richard was taken into custody and he told deputies there were weapons in the house. Deputies also detected a strong odor of marijuana in the house.
A search warrant was obtained from Third District Court and a search of the home located a firearm, numerous magazines for various firearms, drug paraphernalia, and marijuana.
Richard was booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia and the Jackson Parish warrants.
The warrants relate to a February 15 incident of shots fired from one vehicle at another on U.S. 167 between Quitman and North Hodge, according to the Jackson Parish Sheriff’s Office.
The Hodge Police Department and the JPSO conducted a traffic stop on the suspect vehicle at about 7:00 p.m. that evening. JPSO deputies determined the victim vehicle, occupied by two adults and a toddler, had been struck multiple times by gunfire. No injuries were reported.
Two adult males were detained from the suspect vehicle at that time. Jacorey Jenkins was arrested and booked into the Jackson Parish Jail on three counts of attempted first degree murder.
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