On July 20, Jairus Naqwell Garnes (20) was contacted by an officer in the 1000 block of NE 8th St. due to knowledge that Garnes had outstanding warrants for his arrest. After contact, Garnes admitted to possession of a handgun in his backpack. Officers recovered the handgun, finding it to have the serial number tampered with. Officers discovered that Garnes was also a convicted felon. Garnes was charged with warrants for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon X 3; Felon in Possession of Firearm warrant X 1 and on view charges of Felon in Possession of Firearm “On View” as well as Tampering with Identifying Numbers, on view. He was booked and transported to Lamar County Jail. This arrest stemmed from a July 9 incident in which Garnes was involved in a shooting in the Booker T Washington Apartments.
On July 21, a traffic stop in the 700 block of W. Houston Street brought officers into contact with Cogan Elijah Dale Houle (19), and Corbin James Wooten (24). And two more individuals. Houle had outstanding misdemeanor warrants out of municipal court and was detained on the warrants. After the detention, permission was granted for the officers to search the vehicle by the driver/owner. Two containers of narcotics were found under seats in the vehicle. One container was identified as belonging to Houle, a front seat passenger. Ownership of the other was claimed by Wooten, who was seated in the seat where the container was located. Both were arrested for Possession of Controlled Substance and processed without incident.
On July 21, Officers worked a disturbance in the 1900 block of Lamar Avenue. The victim said a family member had assaulted him with fist and had tried to assault him with an eight inch knife. The victim showed signs of an assault. The suspect had fled the scene prior to officers arrival and the incident is under investigation.
Officers made 55 traffic stops, 16 adult arrest, and answered 335 calls for service for this reporting period.
