Teen Arrested in Longview Attack

LONGVIEW � An Arkansas teenager is arrested in Longview after allegedly attacking a pharmacist. Taken into custody Wednesday was Johnny Cooper, 18, of Spiro, Arkansas. Longview police say the teen entered the Walgreen’s Pharmacy in the 500 block of Marshall Avenue around 3:00am. He is said to have had a long, narrow object wrapped in clothing, which he claimed was a gun. He is said to have demanded pain medication, and then leaped over the counter. He is said to have placed the object against the employee�s neck. The clerk was able to subdue him and held him on the floor until officers arrived.