By Pat Culverhouse

Attempting to run from police officers didn’t work well for a Minden man who now is looking at numerous charges including burglary and resisting arrest.

Romeo Deshawn Stevenson, a 21-year-old Roosevelt St. resident, was nabbed after a brief foot chase early Sunday after MPD officers identified him as a suspect in a vehicle robbery at a service station on Sibley Rd.

Chief of Police Jared McIver said Stevenson was booked for aggravated burglary, two counts of resisting an officer with force or violence, illegal carrying of a weapon and illegal possession of a stolen firearm. He is being held at Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center on bonds totaling $80,000.

McIver said officers responded to a complaint of a stolen firearm reportedly taken from a vehicle at a Sibley Rd. service station. A review of survellience video showed the suspect allegedly reaching into the complainant’s vehicle, returning to his vehicle and eventually leaving the scene.

Officer Logan Clingan reportedly drove to Martin Luther King Blvd. where a large party was in progress at a business and observed a suspect wearing clothing that matched items shown in the video.

“Officer Dedrick Anderson arrived as backup to Officer Clingan, who approached the suspect and gave a verbal command to get on the ground. He did not comply and attempted to run,” McIver said. “The suspect was captured in a parking lot after a brief chase.”

Although handcuffed, Stevenson reportedly continued to resist officers, attempting to pull his legs away to avoid a search. When officers secured him, the Glock handgun reported stolen was discovered inside his pants.

This information has been provided by a law enforcement agency as public information. Persons named as suspects in a criminal investigation, or arrested and charged with a crime, have not been convicted of any criminal offense and are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.