By Pat Culverhouse

An attempt to flee from Minden police officers serving arrest warrants late Wednesday didn’t end well for a Cotton Valley man who now finds himself a resident of the parish prison facing a serious felony charge.

Xikerion D. Mendenhall, 18, who listed a residence in the 100 block of Mullens Rd. in Cotton Valley, was arrested on East Street shortly after 10:30 p.m. on warrants from the Webster Parish Sheriff’s Office and Bienville Parish Sheriff’s Office, Minden Chief of Police Jared McIver said.

McIver said Mendenhall is charged with armed robbery, obstruction of justice and resisting an officer. He is being held in Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center on bonds totaling $350,100.

Police also recovered a handgun which allegedly had been in the suspect’s possession at the time the warrants were served.

Officers reportedly knocked on the front door of the East St. residence to serve the warrants and when they announced themselves, Mendenhall ran from the rear door.

Outside, he was confronted by MPD Lieutenants Brandon Curry and Spencer Tippen who had stationed themselves at the rear of the residence.

As he fled on foot, Mendenhall allegedly tossed a tan-colored object over an adjacent fence before complying with officers’ commands to halt.

“After the suspect was in custody, Lt. Curry returned to the location where he tossed the object,” McIver said. “Lt. Curry recovered a tan, Glock 19X handgun with a full magazine inside.”

Further investigation revealed Mendenhall also had an active felony warrant through the MPD.

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