At 12:02 a.m., Friday, May 29, Paris police attempted to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation in the 200 block of Pine Bluff St. The vehicle refused to stop for several blocks, but eventually stopped in the 1400 block of Fitzhugh Ave. The driver, 21-year old Billy Keyondre Sims, of Paris, was arrested and charged with evading arrest or detention with a vehicle. He was later transferred to the Lamar County Jail.
Paris police later responded to a burglary of a residence in the 1500 block of Van Zandt St at 7:39 a.m. that same day. It was reported that someone had entered the residence through the front door and had stolen a BB gun and prescription medication. The incident is currently under investigation.
Garon Dee Sims, 58, of Paris, was arrested at the Paris District Parole Office at 4:59 p.m., Friday on a parole violation warrant. He was later transferred to the Lamar County Jail.
At 4:09 p.m., Saturday, May 30, Paris police responded to a burglary of a residence in the 500 block of Booth Place. It was reported that the owner had not been to the residence in over two months and when they returned, found that someone had been staying in the residence. Items were also discovered to be missing. The incident is currently under investigation.
On Sunday, May 30, at 7:33 a.m., Paris police arrested 37-year old Kenneth Wayne Williams in the 1900 block of Lamar Ave on a warrant charging him with aggravated assault of an elderly or disabled person. The warrant stemmed from an incident that occurred on March 24, 2020. Williams was later transferred to the Lamar County Jail.
Donald Wayne Stone, 60, of Paris, was arrested at 7:45 p.m. Sunday, May 31, at his residence in the 600 block of NE 2nd St and charged with two counts of aggravated assault of a family member. It was reported that Stone had threatened two family members with a knife during a disturbance. Stone was later transferred to the Lamar County Jail.
Paris police responded to the 1600 block of E Houston St at 12:51 a.m. this morning June 1, in reference to a possible burglary in progress. When the officers entered the residence, they located 31-year old DeJa Deshawn Pearson, of Paris, attempting to leave the residence through an open window. The owner determined that items were missing from the residence and Pearson was placed under arrest. Pearson was charged with burglary of a residence and later placed in the Lamar County Jail.
Paris Police responded to 257 calls for service and arrested nine people over the weekend ending at 6 a.m. on June 1, 2020.
