Vehicle theft leads to charges for two
Jacksonville police arrested two men Thursday night on charges of motor vehicle theft, robbery, fleeing and other charges.
An officer responding to a report of a home invasion at 120 S. Elm St. saw a silver Mercury Marquis matching the description of a stolen vehicle traveling west in the 4000 block of Wooten Road, according to an arrest report. While following the vehicle, the officer noticed it was following a Dodge Challenger.
Officers arrested Kameron Deal, 21, after he abandoned the Marquis, still in motion, and fled on foot, according to the report. The Marquis wrecked into an unoccupied 2004 Mitsubishi Outlander on South Charles Lane. While fleeing, Deal dropped a 9mm handgun, according to the report.
Deal eluded a K-9 search but was later located at Diamond Liquor, approximately three-quarters of a mile to the west.
Officers arrested Jonathan Foster, 21, who was driving the Challenger. Although Foster initially denied knowing Deal, several calls from an iPhone stolen during the home invasion and found in the Marquis Deal had been driving were shown to have been made to Foster's cellphone. In an interview at the Jacksonville police station, Foster admitted having known Deal for several years.
Deal was being held Friday at the Pulaski County jail on five counts of theft of property and single counts of carrying certain prohibited weapons, failure to stop after an accident, burglary, fleeing and failure to appear in court on a previous charge. Foster was being held on one count of burglary and two counts of theft of property.
Man says 2 forced him to rob LR Exxon
A Benton man arrested Friday admitted that he attempted to rob a Little Rock gas station, according to an arrest report.
Dalton Jones, 19, told Little Rock police that he tried to rob an Exxon at 10423 Chicot Road at gunpoint, according to the report. Jones was arrested by Benton police before being handed over to Little Rock officers.
It was unclear when the robbery occurred. The gas station has been robbed three times this year, most recently Sept. 6., according to police reports. It was robbed twice in April.
Jones told police that two other people forced him to rob the Exxon. They gave Jones an unloaded gun and waited outside during the robbery, according to the report.
No cash was taken, and no injuries were reported.
Jones was being held in the Pulaski County jail in lieu of bail late Friday. It was unclear whether there had been other arrests in the case.
Police say girlfriend fires gun in dispute
A woman fired several shots at her boyfriend during an argument at her Little Rock home Friday, according to an arrest report.
Officers responded about 11:20 a.m. to 2450 S. Park St., the home of Eleasha Easter. Her boyfriend, Gregory Williams, told police that Easter had grabbed a gun during an argument and fired several shots, according to the report. A witness confirmed Williams' account of the incident, police said.
No injuries were reported.
Easter, 31, was charged with aggravated assault on a family or household member. She was being held at the Pulaski County jail in lieu of bail late Friday.
Metro on 09/13/2014