A Ruston man was arrested shortly after midnight Monday morning after he confronted his girlfriend with a shotgun.
The Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested Jason E. Flowers, 50, on numerous charges related to the domestic violence incident.
The victim called the sheriff’s office to report Flowers was intoxicated and in the front yard with a shotgun. When officers arrived, Flowers was standing beside his pickup truck in the front yard of the Liner Street residence.
The victim said Flowers had been drinking all day and they had gotten into an argument about her adult son. She said they had argued on the front porch, and she told Flowers she was going to bed.
A short time later, the victim heard Flowers operate the pump action of the shotgun and then she heard a gunshot. Flowers came to her bedroom, yelling and beating on the door. She said she hid in the closet and called 911.
Deputies found a single shotgun shell outside the house. A loaded 12-gauge shotgun was found underneath the truck where Flowers was standing when deputies arrived. A loaded rifle was found on the backseat of the truck.
On the way to the detention center, Flowers allegedly threatened the transporting deputy. When detention center staff asked Flowers if he had any thoughts of suicide, he pointed at an arresting deputy and said, “when I thought about taking him out with me.”
His comment led the deputy to believe Flowers had his shotgun in his hands when the deputy arrived and had considered shooting him.
Flowers was booked for domestic abuse battery aggravated assault, possession of a firearm by convicted felon, disturbing the peace, illegal use of a weapon, and public intimidation.
Bail on all charges except the domestic abuse was set at $7,500. Bail for the domestic abuse battery charge was not available at publication time.
This information has been provided by a law enforcement agency as public information. Persons named or shown in photographs or video as suspects in a criminal investigation, or arrested and charged with a crime, have not been convicted of any criminal offense and are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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