Jiamon Daquann Bailey, 21, of Paris, was arrested at the Lamar County Probation office on a warrant charging him with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon at 8:33 A.M. on October 19, 2020. Bailey was later placed in the Lamar County Jail.
Paris Police stopped a vehicle in the 1300 block of Pine Bluff St at 1:31 P.M. on October 19, 2020 for a traffic violation. K-9 Cupa alerted that narcotics were inside the vehicle. The passenger, 53-year-old Tami Rae Lane, of Paris was found to be in possession of methamphetamine. She was arrested and later placed in the Lamar County Jail.
A vehicle was stopped for speeding in the 600 block of NW 19th St at 3:21 P.M. on October 19, 2020. The driver, 51 year old Tana Lynn Washington, was found to be in possession of a small amount of cocaine. She was arrested and later transferred to the Lamar County Jail.
Paris Police stopped a vehicle in the 2200 block of Bonham St at 3:37 P.M. on October 19, 2020, for a seat belt violation. During the stop, officers observed what possibly appeared to be methamphetamine in the open glove box. The investigation proved that the substance was methamphetamine and placed the driver, 55-year-old David Duane Bryant under arrest. Bryant was charged with possession of a controlled substance. Bryant was found to be in possession of a fraudulent California driver’s license and was additionally charged with tampering with a government document. He was later placed in the Lamar County Jail.
Donald Young, 51, of Clarksville, Texas, was arrested at 5:09 P.M. on October 19, 2020, on a parole violation warrant at the Paris District Parole Office. When Young was being transferred to the Lamar County Jail, he was found to be in possession of a small baggie containing methamphetamine. He was additionally charged with possession of a prohibited substance in a correctional facility.
Paris Police responded to a terroristic threat in the 900 block of Clarksville St at 10:00 P.M. on October 19, 2020. The 46-year-old female victim reported that she and her son were walking along the sidewalk when they were approached by three males. A white male asked her for money and the victim replied that she did not have any and he was capable of finding a job. The suspect became agitated and produced a pistol and threatened her with it. The three suspects then fled the scene on foot. The suspect, identified as 18-year-old Ashton Dane Newman, of Paris, was located a few blocks away and was found to have an outstanding warrant out of Red River County for possession of marijuana of less than 2 ounces. One of the other two suspects was located and was found to be in possession of a pistol. Newman was then charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. A third person was arrested on two Lamar County misdemeanor warrants and failing to identify by
giving a false name. The incident is under investigation. All three are waiting to be transferred to the Lamar County Jail.
Paris Police responded to 68 calls for service and arrested 7 persons on October 18, 2020.