A Sizzling Springs male arrested Tuesday after a 4-hour standoff with Hot Springs police that prompted “tender lockdowns” at location faculties allegedly attempted twice to shoot his dwell-in girlfriend with a handgun, but it did not fire both time, according to a law enforcement report.
Jerome Burns, 52, of 410 Woodlawn Ave., who is a felon, was taken into custody at his residence soon immediately after noon and billed with felony counts of possession of a firearm by particular people, punishable by up to 20 several years in jail, and aggravated assault on a family or household member, punishable by up to 6 several years, and a misdemeanor rely of violation of a no-call get, punishable by up to one calendar year in jail.
Burns was staying held on a zero bond and was established to look Wednesday in Garland County District Court docket.
A court order barring him from get in touch with with his girlfriend experienced been issued by Judge Joe Graham on Nov. 14 and the affidavit notes Burns is also a felon, getting been convicted on April 2, 2013, in Washington County of first-degree criminal mischief and sentenced to six years’ probation, which prohibits him from possessing or possessing any firearms.
According to the possible cause affidavit, at about 7:45 a.m. Tuesday, HSPD Cpl. Mark Wilson responded to 410 Woodlawn pertaining to an assault. He created get hold of with a woman, who stated her reside-in boyfriend, identified as Burns, had grow to be offended and pulled a handgun on her.
She mentioned he pointed the gun at her and questioned, “Do you recall this?” and then pulled the result in, but the gun did not hearth. She ran outdoors at that level, but Burns chased her.
As she was running across Woodlawn, she fell and then Burns allegedly approached her, stood around her, pointed the gun at her all over again and pulled the induce. The gun failed to fireplace again and the woman was ready to get up and run throughout the road to a neighbor’s garden.
Two witnesses, a male and girl, informed law enforcement they saw the victim on the floor with Burns pointing a gun at her and pointed out he pulled the trigger.
When officers very first arrived, they noticed Burns run back into the home at 410 Woodlawn. A look for warrant was attained for the residence and the HSPD SWAT workforce responded to that place.
Soon after a four-hour standoff for the duration of which officers tried using to coax Burns out employing their community tackle devices and later deployed tear fuel into the residence to no avail, Burns was located inside of by SWAT group members and taken into custody.
A Springfield 911 handgun was allegedly identified inside the residence driving a couch in the residing area.
Soon soon after the standoff started, Oaklawn STEM Magnet, Park Magnet, and Principal Road Visual & Carrying out Arts Magnet educational facilities have been all set less than “a tender lockdown” which was lifted at 12:20 p.m. soon after Burns’ arrest.
Jerome Burns – Submitted photograph
