Illegal weapons, wanted shooter found during traffic stop – Lincoln Parish Journal

A traffic stop in Grambling on Thursday led to several arrests for illegal weapons and the arrest of an attempted murder suspect.

James C. Colbert, 19, of Homer, was arrested on a warrant for attempted murder, among other charges.

A Grambling police officer stopped a black Mitsubishi on U.S. 80 when he saw the driver was not wearing a seat belt around 4:30 p.m. Thursday.

The driver of the vehicle, Colbert, said his name was Calvin C. Johnson, but he had no identification or documentation on the vehicle.

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Additional officers arrived to attend to the seven occupants of the vehicle. When they were removed from the vehicle, a Glock 23 pistol was found behind the rear passenger seat. A records check showed it had been stolen out of Minden.

A Stoeger pistol was found behind the driver’s seat.

One of the pistols was equipped with a device that turns the semi-automatic pistol into a fully automatic submachine gun.

Before they could be secured, three of the occupants fled on foot. The other four were taken into custody. The Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Department, Louisiana State Police and Grambling State University Police searched the area unsuccessfully for the three fleeing males. One of the fleeing juveniles was later turned over to authorities.

Police arrested Colbert and Brendan L. Dunn, 23, both of Homer, along with two juveniles.

Colbert and Dunn were both booked into the Lincoln Parish Detention Center on charges of unlawful possession of a stolen firearm, possession of a machine gun and failure to wear a seat belt. Bail on those charges was set at $25,000.

Colbert was also charged with four outstanding Arcadia warrants, including attempted second-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon and criminal damage to property.

On Friday, one of the suspects who allegedly fled the traffic stop turned himself in to Grambling police. Kenshawn T. Carter, 19, of Homer, was arrested for unlawful possession of a stolen firearm, possession of a submachine gun and failure to wear a seat belt. Bail was set at $50,000.

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