Suspect Arrested in Early Morning Shooting
Posted/updated on: April 11, 2012 at 5:27 pm
TYLER — Tyler Investigators have arrested the suspect in the shooting that occurred at M.L. King and North Broadway early Tuesday morning. Leon Lajuan Luton, 26, of Flint, was taken into custody yesterday. He faces two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, with a $200,000 bond on each count, and engaging in organized criminal activity, which carries a bond of $750,000.
Police were notified by Smith County Sheriff’s Deputies of a drive-by shooting just before 12:30 Monday morning on M.L. King and Broadway. Officers say a couple reported they were eastbound on MLK when a car pulled up beside them and fired several shots into their vehicle hitting a woman in the arm. She was transported to ETMC for treatment.
Tyler Police investigators along with deputy United States Marshals began an intensive search for Luton. He was spotted in a vehicle that was stopped in the neighborhood behind John Tyler High School. After conducting a search on foot for Luton, he was spotted by Tyler Police investigators and taken into custody without incident. He was later transported to the Smith County Jail where he was booked in for the arrest warrants.
