By Pat Culverhouse
Two Springhill men have been arrested in connection with a shooting at an apartment complex earlier this month where three individuals reportedly were wounded.
Chief of Police Will Lynd said the men, 21-year-old Tytravion Jauntez Mendenhall and 29-year-old Alex Ja’kar Johnson, were arrested Monday on warrants in connection with the incident at the Camelot Apartments.
Lynd said Mendenhall has been charged with illegal use of a firearm during a crime of violence. He reportedly is being held at Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center under a $50,000 bond. Lynd said he was arrested without incident.
Johnson’s charges include illegal use of a firearm during a crime of violence, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, dating partner abuse with child endangerment and three counts of possession of CDS Sch. II with intent to distribute.
He is also booked at BDCC looking at bonds totaling $272,500.
Lynd said Springhill officers received information that Johnson was at a residence in the 200 block of Maple St., but would not respond when police arrived and knocked on the door. An arrest warrant was obtained and he was eventually taken into custody.
Johnson reportedly had also been the subject of an investigation by the Springhill PD’s narcotics unit concerning illegal drug activities.
Johnson and Mendenhall are accused of being involved in the shooting where three individuals, including a 14-year-old and a six-year-old received wounds.
“One individual was hit in the hip, the 14-year-old was struck in the hand and the six-year-old took some shrapnel but wasn’t seriously hurt,” Lynd said.
Lynd said investigators are still gathering information to determine the cause of the shootings. More arrests are expected, he said.
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