The Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested a motorist on Interstate 20 after he allegedly displayed a pistol to another driver.
Jacob Kennon Harvill, 22, of Plain Dealing, was arrested for aggravated assault with a firearm about 11:30 a.m. last Monday morning.
Deputies were dispatched to I-20 regarding a report an eastbound driver in a Dodge pickup, later identified as Harvill, waving a semi-automatic pistol at the driver of a box truck.
Harvill reportedly told deputies the driver of a box truck cut him off around mile marker 69 in Bienville Parish. Harvill said he began to argue with the other driver while inside his vehicle. He admitted he had a firearm.
Deputies recovered a pistol beside the driver’s seat. The driver of the box truck confirmed to deputies that Harvill was the one who brandished the pistol at him.
Harvill was booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center.
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