College Station police arrest a Houston man on multiple charges associated with gunfire Tuesday night towards a group playing basketball at John Crompton Park.
A 16 year old that CSPD says is an innocent bystander is hospitalized with suspected serious injuries after he was struck by one of 15 shots that were fired from an apartment complex across the street from the park.
Wednesday afternoon, CSPD announced charging 21 year old Jairus Johnson with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and deadly conduct.
That’s after Johnson was arrested Tuesday night on charges of evidence tampering by deleting text messages, unlawful carrying of a weapon, evading arrest, and misdemeanor possession of marijuana.
According to CSPD tweets, Johnson had an ongoing dispute with a third party.
At the time of this arrest, Johnson was out on bond awaiting three trials in Brazos County courts on charges from incidents in 2019. Two trials involve charges of unlawful carrying of a weapon and the third is on a charge of stealing a gun.
Johnson remained in the Brazos County jail Wednesday evening in lieu of bonds totaling $333,000 dollars.
Tuesday morning update:
Multiple witnesses tell College Station police about gunfire Tuesday night towards people playing basketball in John Crompton Park.
A 16 year old was struck by what officers described as a projectile from a firearm. His condition is not known.
Officers found 15 spent shell casings.
No arrests have been announced related to the shooting. One man was arrested on multiple charges.
After officers found messages on two Twitter accounts, 21 year old Jarius Johnson of Houston was arrested on charges of evidence tampering by deleting text messages, unlawful carrying of a weapon, evading arrest, and misdemeanor possession of marijuana.
At the time of his latest arrest, Johnson was out on bond awaiting three trials in Brazos County on charges from incidents in 2019. Two trials involve charges of unlawful carrying of a weapon and the third is on a charge of stealing a gun.
Bonds on the new charges, not including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and deadly conduct, total $93,000 dollars.
Original story:
A reported shooting to College Station police Tuesday night at John Crompton Park is under investigation.
The only other initial information from CSPD’s Twitter account is that an unidentified person was taken by ambulance to a local hospital.
Anyone with information is asked to call CSPD at 979-764-3600.
