Police: Man waved BB gun at driver in Berwick

Staff Report
A Patterson man was arrested Wednesday and accused of waving a gun — a BB gun — at another motorist on U.S. 90 after the vehicle in which he was a passenger got cut off, Berwick Police Chief David Leonard said.
—Rhy’keelon Talver, 21, Tall Timbers Drive, Patterson, was arrested at 4:27 p.m. Wednesday on a charge of aggravated assault with a firearm.
—Reginald Talver, 19, Tall Timbers Drive, Patterson, was arrested at 4:28 p.m. Wednesday on a charge of disturbing the peace.
About 4:08 p.m. Wednesday, Berwick officers received a complaint from a motorist traveling on eastbound U.S. 90, indicating that a passenger in another vehicle traveling east pulled a gun out and waved it at him while going down the highway.
The complainant followed the vehicle to a local business in Berwick, where he gave a description to police and also stated that the gun he observed appeared to have been a Glock.
They made contact with driver and passenger of the vehicle that was described.
The driver of the vehicle admitted to officers that his passenger, who was identified as Rhy’keelon Talver, did in fact pull out a BB gun and wave it another vehicle because they were cut off by that vehicle. Officers recovered a black handgun identified as a BB gun in the vehicle.
After gathering information from the victim and suspect, Talver was placed under arrest on a charge of aggravated assault with a firearm.
While investigating this matter, Reginald Talver arrived and began causing a disturbance with officers.
Officers stated that they asked Reginald to leave the area due to him causing a disturbance however he refused to do so. During this time, officers indicated that Reginald Talver began using profanities in the parking lot of the business where several other patrons were present.
After being told several times to leave and refusing to, he was placed under arrest for disturbing the peace. Rhy’keelon Talver was booked into the Berwick Jail and later posted bond of $2,500 and was released. Reginald Talver was booked and posted bond of $176 and was released.
Leonard also reported this arrest:
—Juvenile, 16 was arrested Wednesday on charges of criminal trespassing and curfew violation.
Berwick police officers received a call from an off duty officer indicating that they had just observed a juvenile who had active warrants for his arrest through Berwick Police Department
Officers later located the juvenile and placed him under arrest. The warrants stem from an incident that occurred at 3 a.m. Sunday in which a Berwick resident reported observing someone on their front porch of their residence looking around.
Officers had arrived in the area at that time however the subject had fled. During the course of the investigation, officers obtained video footage and was able to identify the juvenile. Warrants were prepared for his arrest. The juvenile was processed at the Berwick Jail and was released to the custody of his parent with pending juvenile court proceedings.
St. Mary Parish Sheriff Blaise Smith reported these arrests:
—Juvenile male, 17, Bayou Vista, was arrested at 8:01 p.m. Wednesday on charges of possession of a legend drug without a prescription, illegal carrying of a weapon and bicycle equipment required for night operation. The juvenile was released to a guardian pending juvenile court proceedings.
—Harold Willie Francois, 40, Sebby Lane, Bayou Vista, was arrested at 1:59 p.m. Wednesday on charges of battery on a police officer and resisting a police officer with force or violence. Bail has not been set.