Grambling Police arrested a Minden man on September 2 after he allegedly destroyed the contents of an apartment and discharged a firearm when he admittedly lost his temper.
Marsalis Edward Blalock, 24, was spotted by a responding Grambling PD officer about behind an apartment complex on B.T. Woodard Circle at about 2:00 a.m. Blalock fled but was apprehended.
When Blalock was searched, a Taurus 9mm pistol was recovered in his waistband according to police.
Blalock said he and his girlfriend got into an argument. He said he lost his temper during the argument and destroyed the inside of the apartment. According to the officer’s report, Blalock admitted punching the walls and breaking glass. Blalock said he retrieved his pistol from inside the apartment and attempted to see if it was loaded. The report quoted him as saying, “I went outside to see if it was loaded and let off one round in the air.”
A witness who hid the girlfriend in another apartment reported hearing Blalock destroying items.
Blalock was booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center for illegal discharge of a firearm, criminal damage property, and disturbing the peace.
Bail was set at $91,500.
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