By Pat Culverhouse

A 21-year-old Texas man is being held in the parish prison after he allegedly pointed a firearm at a local woman and threatened to kill her.

Alvin Ladanta White has been booked into Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center on a charge of aggravated assault with a firearm. No bond has been set.

Minden police officers responded to a call of a male threatening a female with a firearm shortly after 9:30 p.m. Friday. When officers arrived at the address in the 100 block of Emerald Dr., White was observed leaning against a vehicle.

During questioning, the victim claimed White had pointed the firearm at her face and claimed he would pistol whip her then shoot her in the head.

As White was being taken into custody, officers discovered a handgun similar to the one described by the victim beneath the vehicle against which he had been standing. 

A bag of suspected marijuana was spotted in plain view inside the same vehicle, and officers conducted a search. Inside, another firearm was located between the passenger seat and door.

Police said one of the firearms had an extended clip, which increases the firing capacity of the weapon.

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.

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