Armed Man in Longview Jailed
Posted/updated on: March 28, 2011 at 7:47 am
LONGVIEW — Police in Longview respond to an armed suspect call and arrest a 20-year-old. Corie James Reed Jr. of Longview remained jailed Friday on $12,000 bond, charged with drug possession, unlawfully carrying a weapon and evading arrest. Longview police responding to an “armed subject” call and found Reed at Johnson Street Apartments in the 400 block of Johnson Street shortly after 3 p.m. Thursday, according to reports. Police said Reed tried to hide a Bryco semi-automatic handgun and run from authorities, who caught him a short distance away on Craig Street. Authorities found the gun and 4.8 grams of crack cocaine, reports showed.
