Police: Man had pistol concealed
Staff report •
[email protected] • September 10, 2009
Ouachita Parish (LA) deputies arrested a man Tuesday afternoon they say was carrying a firearm illegally.
Moses Booker, 21, 302 Tippit St., of West Monroe, was booked into Ouachita Correctional Center on illegal carrying of a firearm and resisting an officer by refusing to give identification.
According to an arrest affidavit, deputies saw the suspect walking in the middle of Cox Street near Short Cox Street in West Monroe.
Booker told deputies his name was Michael Lewis. Deputies said the suspect seemed nervous and kept grabbing the right side of his pants.
When deputies asked Booker if he had any illegal items, he said he had a pistol concealed in the right side of his pants.
Deputies recovered a .9 mm pistol from the suspect.
Booker's bond was set at $15,750.
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