Morgan City, Berwick police team up after shots fired on bridge
An Arkansas man has been arrested after Morgan City and Berwick police responded to shots fired on the U.S. 90 bridge.
Jordan Alexander Renfroe, 20, Mountain Pine Road, Hot Springs, Arkansas, was arrested at 3:02 p.m. Thursday on a charge of illegal use of weapons or dangerous instrumentalities.
From the Morgan City Police Department:
About 9:25 a.m. Thursday, officers with the Morgan City Police Department responded to Brashear Avenue near Fifth Street regarding gun shots being fired in the area. Officers arrived and were unable to locate anything.
According to reports, witnesses observed grey Honda Accord traveling on US 90 and an occupant fire several gunshots out of the window, which was reported to the Berwick Police Department.
Investigators with the Morgan City Police Department Detectives Division collaborated with investigators with the Berwick Police Department in a joint investigation. Investigators were able to locate the vehicle in question in the area of Jones Street in Berwick. A search warrant was executed on the residence, and when Renfroe was developed as a suspect.
Reports indicate that evidence was uncovered linking Renfroe as the subject who had fired the weapon out of the vehicle. The firearm in question was also recovered and seized by investigators.
An arrest warrant was obtained for Renfroe's arrest related to the incident. Renfroe was transported to the Berwick Police Department, where he was booked on the active arrest warrant and later transported to the Morgan City Jail where he was charged accordingly and incarcerated and now awaits court proceedings.
Chief Chad M. Adams would like to commend the investigators from the Morgan City and Berwick Police Departments on this collaborative effort in bringing this incident to a quick resolution. "Thank You to the witnesses for their quick reports of this incident that led investigators in the right direction that led to the solving of this case," Adams said in a Facebook post."A true testament of if you 'See Something Say Something.'"