Two Rogers men were jailed Saturday on attempted capital murder charges in connection with shooting at a vehicle.
Douglas Blake Huston, 18, of 3409 West Chestnut, was booked into the Benton County Jail at 5:44 p.m. Saturday in connection with attempted capital murder, a Class A felony, discharge of a firearm from car, and terroristic act, both Class B felonies.
Robert Aaron Thomas, 18, of 1204 West Oak, was booked into the jail at 4:51 a.m. Saturday. He was arrested in connection with attempted capital murder, discharge of a firearm from a car and terroristic act. He was also arrested on misdemeanors of driving while intoxicated, minor in possession and possession of drug paraphernalia.
According to court document, Rogers police responded to call Friday night concerning a shooting at the intersection of South 15th and West Cypress Streets.
According to an 11:52 p.m. dispatch report the caller reported that someone shot or hit a car with something, but then reported finding a bullet hole in the seat.
According to the affidavit, police observed a bullet hole in the driver's seat near the top right side of the seat. Police recovered a .45 caliber bullet from the top portion of the driver's seat and the affidavit states that "it is believed the metal frame of the driver's seat stopped the bullet from striking AM's body."
Police arrived at the South 15th Street location and learned that the reporting callers are juveniles. The male juvenile was listed as HJ and the female juvenile was listed as AM, according to a probable cause of affidavit.
AM told police that he and the girl was driving eastbound on West Walnut Street in the 2000 block when they came beside a dark colored vehicle in the outside lane and he heard a "pop" and his back door glass had broken. AM said he turned around in the middle of the road to get behind the vehicle to get the license number, the affidavit states.
AM was able to get the license number and also noticed the vehicle, which is a Pathfinder, had a dent behind the driver's door, the affidavit states. AM told police he saw the driver of the Pathfinder and described him as having curly hair which AM said reminded him of Napoleon Dynamite, the affidavit states.
Police were able to trace the vehicle to Thomas with the license number, court documents reflect.
Police went to Thomas' home and made contact with his mother, but Thomas arrived alone at the location in the Pathfinder, the affidavit states.
According to the affidavit, Thomas was arrested for minor in possession and he was taken to the police department. Thomas todl police he was at a friend's residence playing video games and he later identified his friend as Douglas Blake Huston.
Police confronted Thomas about the shooting and that the juveniles had got his license number and described him, the affidavit states. Thomas reported that he and Huston did leave Huston's residence and went to another friend's home, according to court documents.
The affidavit reflects that Thomas told police that they never had an altercation with anyone and Thomas did remember seeing a white vehicle that the juveniles were in, but claimed nothing happened between them.
Police learned a little later that Huston had called police and reported that his 1911 .45 caliber pistol was missing. According to court documents, police went to Huston's home and asked him to come to the police department to talk about his pistol. Thomas was read his Miranda Rights and said he did not know what was going on and he wanted to speak to an attorney, the affidavit states.
Police also learned that Huston was issued a citation on Feb. 9 for discharging a firearm inside the city limits, the affidavit states.
Police obtained a search warrant for Huston's residence and found a black with brown handle Cimarron 1911 .45 caliber pistol in a drawer in the dining room area, the affidavit states. Police seized other guns and ammunition from the residence, the affidavit states.
Thomas was being held Sunday in the Benton County Jail with a $75,000 bond set, while Huston was still awaiting a bond hearing.
If convicted of attempted capital murder, Huston and Thomas could be each sentenced from six to 30 years in prison. They face from five to 20 years in prison for the Class B felonies.