Paris Police were in the 2500 block of N Main St at 6:41 A.M. on June 29, 2021 looking for a suspect involved in a theft. The officers made contact with Cory Aaron Turk at his room. Turk was not the suspect in the theft but officers found that Turk had an outstanding felony warrant out of Lamar County charging him with unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon-habitual offender. As the officer attempted to place Turk under arrest, Turk resisted and fled from the officer. After a short footchase, Turk was apprehended and found to have a pistol consealed in the waistband of his pants. Upon searching Turks room for the theft suspect, narcotics were observed in plain view. A search warrant was obtained and Xanex, methamphetamine, and cocaine were found in the room. Turk was additionally charged with three(3) counts of manufacturing or delivering a controlled substance along with resisting arrest. Turk was later transferred and placed in the Lamar County Jail.
At 10:16 A.M. on June 29, 2021, officers were dispatched to the 2500 block of N Main St in reference to a warrant arrest. Officers located 32 year old Ashley Celest Bridges and arrested her on a Collin County warrant charging her with possession of a controlled substance of less than 1 gram. Bridges was later placed in the Lamar County Jail.
Paris Police responded to 80 calls for service and arrested 4 persons on June 29, 2021.
