RFP Staff
♦ Salisbury Police caught up with Jaquan Kamai Morris, 24, allegedly after he fired shots from the rolled down window of a Nissan Altima as it passed by “Benchwarmers Bar” on Brick Street in downtown Salisbury. Soon after blazing away with his 9mm Smith & Wesson handgun, Morris was arrested and charged with of going armed to the terror of the public and discharging a firearm within the city limits.
The alleged shooter was found slumped over in the passenger side of the Altima after the Police stopped the car at the “Square”. Morris had to be shaken to bring him to his senses. A holstered 9mm handgun sat in the alleged shooter’s lap. The driver, Movell Daniels, Jr. was awake, but another passenger was passed out in the rear seat. The driver had small quantity of marijuana rolled up in a one-dollar bill and was issued a citation. An open bottle of “New Hampshire” Vodka was found in the vehicle.
A lone female witness on the sidewalk near Benchwarmers noticed someone blazing away from the car window as it cruised by. No one was hit by any of the bullets.
Morris, a resident at 470 Geter Road in Woodleaf, N.C., was booked at the Rowan County Detention Center and later released on a $1000 bond. He has a previous arrest record.
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http://northcarolina.arrests.org/Arrests/Jaquan_Morris_7447749/
**To be updated with information as it arrives.***
