Officers responded to a shoplifter call in the 1300 block of Clarksville Street, where a white male wearing an olive green shirt had been seen stuffing items in his pants and leaving on a bicycle, headed east bound. Tristan Wayne Whitaker, 18, of Detroit Texas was stopped in the 1600 block of Clarksville Street and the stolen items were removed from his pants. Methamphetamine, several pills and other drug paraphernalia was located in Whitaker’s backpack. Whitaker was charged with 2 counts of Possession of Controlled Substance, Possession of Dangerous Drug, Class “C” Theft and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Whitaker was booked into the Paris Police Department jail.
Thursday, July 21, 2022 at 11:47 am: Officer initiated contact with a black male for walking on the wrong side of the roadway in the 400 block of West Sherman Street. Subject was identified as Ervin Dejuan Gray, 34, of Paris and was determined to have active warrants for his arrest. Upon attempting to place Gray under arrest he started to run away, was captured and physically resisted by striking officer with a closed fist. Backup officers assisted with handcuffing Gray. Gray kicked the patrol unit, causing a large dent. Gray was immediately transported to the Lamar County jail, where he continued his combative and aggressive demeanor with the Lamar County Jail staff and was immediately placed into the Lamar County Jail rubber room. Gray was charged with on-view Evading Arrest Detention, Assault on a Peace Officer and Criminal Mischief and two active warrants from a February 2022 investigation; Assault Causes Bodily Injury and Terroristic Threat.
Officer was flagged down in a parking lot in the 3000 block of NE Loop 286. Officer approached an older model silver Chevrolet Silverado and observed the driver step out of the vehicle and began spitting blood on the pavement, as he bled profusely from his nose and mouth. Subject advised that he had been assaulted by his ex-girlfriend in the 1300 block of West Kaufman Street, where an argument had taken place and he was struck with an unknown object in his nose. Subject advised when he was struck, the “world went white” and that he “blacked out” and doesn’t remember how he got to this location. Subject was transported to Paris Regional Medical Center for treatment and the case will be investigated.
Thursday, July 21, 2022; the Paris Police Department responded to 72 calls for service and arrested 7 adult persons.
