A man was arrested Feb. 18 after a woman reported that her former boyfriend was stalking her and was outside her residence with a rifle, according to the Madison Parish Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff’s office said it received a call from a woman who stated that her former boyfriend was stalking her and that she believed he was outside her residence with a rifle.
Deputy Smith responded and saw a Black male wearing camouflage clothing jump a fence and run on foot, authorities said. Rodney Mitchell, Black male, date of birth May 26, 1999, was taken into custody.
Deputies Cheatum, Smith and Berry, along with members of the Madison Parish Criminal Investigations Division, located an AR-15 rifle and some of the camouflage clothing, the sheriff’s office said. Deputies also found a quantity of narcotics in Mitchell’s clothing.
Mitchell was booked at the Madison Parish Jail.
He was charged with stalking; possession of a firearm in a firearm-free zone; possession of a firearm in the presence of a controlled dangerous substance; possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; resisting an officer; possession with intent to distribute a Schedule I controlled dangerous substance; and prohibited acts involving a Schedule III controlled dangerous substance.
