A late-night police response near a white Dodge Charger on Franklin Street led Evansville police to three guns and a 19-year-old now facing charges. Officers responding to the area of Eleventh Avenue and Franklin Street on Sept. 3 found two men near the vehicle who took off running the moment they were told to stop.
According to the Evansville Police Department, officers responded to a report of subjects with guns. When officers arrived, two males were seen near the Charger, and both fled on foot once ordered to stop. One of them, identified as Ladarrius L. Barnes, 19, was among those who fled.
Police recovered three guns near the vehicle. The department has not said whether the second man who fled was identified or caught, leaving that detail unresolved.
Details About an Earlier Incident Were Not Verified
The available account does not provide verified details about an earlier robbery connected to the Franklin Street encounter.
The available account does not verify a proposed cellphone trade, a meeting inside a vehicle or the detail that a cellphone was left behind.
Charges Mentioned in Available Reports
Web search results identify robbery with a deadly weapon and theft of a firearm in connection with Barnes. Indiana law treats robbery with a deadly weapon as a Level 3 felony, according to FindLaw.
The available sources do not provide the specific statutory details for the intimidation or firearm-theft allegations.
Indiana's Permitless-Carry Law
Indiana's permitless-carry law provides an option to carry a handgun without a license. The available sources do not establish the additional statutory conditions described here or how they apply to Barnes, according to the Indiana General Assembly.
The foot chase itself carries its own consequence. Fleeing on foot after a visible or audible order to stop is a Class A misdemeanor under Indiana Code ยง 35-44.1-3-1, punishable by up to a year in jail and a $5,000 fine, according to Justia.
A Recurring Pattern of Stolen Guns in Evansville
The available sources do not verify the cited 2024 or 2023 firearm-theft figures. Franklin Street was the scene of the confrontation.
Barnes was arrested and charged. The available sources do not establish where felony arrestees are held or how bail is processed. It remains unclear whether the three recovered guns were confirmed as stolen from additional vehicles, and formal court filing schedules in Vanderburgh County Circuit Court have not yet been detailed.
A recent gun-related case the department handled involved a Bedford Avenue gun run that ended with nine firearms seized from a teen, as Hoodline reported.
