Caddo Sheriff’s Deputy Jon Marco Daughtery responded to Bartlett’s home around 8:37 p.m. Monday night and noticed Clint Bartlett leaving the scene in a white truck. Daughtery subsequently stopped the vehicle, and Bartlett told him that he and his wife had just had an argument.

Alec Banks initially reported the theft to Shreveport Police. Banks told police that Mendez borrowed the van and did not return it, but that he found his 2005 Chevrolet Express work van at Mendez’s residence at 1108 Ronald St. in Bossier City, and that a ladder and ladder rack had been removed from the truck.

While Bossier deputies were en route to the scene of the burglary, a Haughton Police Department patrol unit initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle on an unrelated matter on South Elm in Haughton. The officer noticed the vehicle had a license plate that was folded in and not readable.

Shreveport has been plagued with homicides and violent crimes committed by teenage suspects. Caddo District Attorney James Stewart has been actively prosecuting the juvenile thugs; however, prosecutors say they depend on the judges to hand down harsh sentences to those who commit violent crimes.

Deputy John Berry made the stop on West Arkansas Avenue in Vivian. During the stop, it was determined that the back seat passenger, 35- year-old Sherman Oliver Coatney, had an active warrant through the Shreveport Police Department..

Just before 7 a.m. on Feb. 6, Blanchard Police Sgt. B.K. Anderson responded to a domestic disturbance at 319 Phelps Ave. Upon arrival, the officer took statements from the complainant, Mary Boone, and two witnesses, Gerald Boone and a 12-year-old child..

Johnson pleaded guilty on Jan. 17 to one count of conspiracy and two counts of bank fraud. Johnson is scheduled to be sentenced May 1. Williams pleaded guilty Monday to one count of conspiracy, 12 counts of bank fraud and two counts of wire fraud. Williams is scheduled to be sentenced May 30.

During the ongoing investigation, detectives were able to identify 29-year-old Christopher Williams of the 4300 block of Lakeshore Drive as the alleged shooter. A warrant was procured for Williams charging him with one count of attempted second-degree murder.