BEAUMONT, Texas — Beaumont Police arrested a man who was allegedly driving in a North End neighborhood pointing a gun at people and firing shots Sunday afternoon.
Benjamin Garrett, 46, of Beaumont, was driving a white Malibu near Arthur Lane and Cleveland Avenue in the North End around 2:50 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 6, Beaumont Police said.
He drove away when he saw officers approaching, who pulled him over in the 4100 block of Harding Drive because his car matched the description witnesses gave police dispatch of a driver pointing a gun at people and firing shots.
Beaumont Police officers found two revolvers and drugs in the car he was driving, Sgt. Cody Guedry said in a statement.
Garrett is a convicted felon and was recently paroled, Guedry said.
He was taken to the Jefferson County Jail and charged with aggravated assault with a firearm, evading arrest, felon in possession of a firearm and several drug-related offenses. His bonds total $102,500.
Beaumont Police are also investigating a second incident involving a video posted to Facebook appearing to show a passenger in a gold car driving down Limerick Drive waving a handgun.
No information has been released about whether the two incidents are related.
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