Paris Police responded to a disturbance in the 200 block of NW 3rd St at 11:30 a.m. on August 21, 2018.
The investigation led officers to arrest Jerry Williams, 53, of Paris, and charge him with assault intentionally or recklessly impeding breath/circulation.
The victim refused medical treatment. The disturbance was over a vehicle that one party was driving and the other party claimed ownership.
Williams was later transferred to the Lamar County Jail.
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Officers were summoned back to the 200 block of NW 3rd St at 2:47 P.M. on August 21, 2018 when several people arrived there and started threatening the victims of the earlier disturbance.
It was reported that one of the persons involved pointed a pistol at the victims and threatened them with it.
The suspects fled the scene before officers arrived.
The incident is under investigation.
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Paris Police responded to 91 calls for service and arrested 5 persons on August 21, 2018.