JEFF DAVIS PARISH, La. (KLFY) Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff deputies have arrested a Kinder man who allegedly harassed two children and fired his weapon inside an RV park.
John Webster Roberts, 70 was charged with illegal discharge of a firearm, and three counts of possession of a firearm by a felon.
According to the JDPSO, deputies arrived on T.V. Tower Road after a woman reported that her children were playing outside when two men started shooting across the roadway and talking inappropriately to her son and daughter.
During questioning both men denied firing a weapon, the sheriff’s office said.
When deputies said they had video of the shooting and evidence showing shots fired near a pipeline, Roberts admitted to the shooting and was arrested on scene and booked in the Jeff Davis Parish jail.
As of 6 p.m. jail records show Roberts as bonded out.