CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) — A Marion man has been arrested in connection to a pair of shootings in Carbondale.
Police first responded to a shots fired call at 11:58 p.m. Wednesday in the 200 block of East Larch Street. No injuries were reported, but a vehicle and home were damaged gunfire.
Then, at 1:55 a.m. Thursday, police responded to another shots fired call in the 1000 block of North Robert A Stalls Avenue. Again, no injuries were reported, but a vehicle was hit by multiple bullets.
While responding to the second shots fired call, police saw a vehicle speed away from the crime scene. The driver of that vehicle, Ferontay Johnson, 20, was eventually arrested on charges of Aggravated Unlawful Use Of A Weapon and Obstructing Justice.
An investigation if ongoing regarding Johnson’s connection to the shots fired call on East Larch Street.
Anyone with information about these incidents is asked to contact Carbondale Police at (618) 457-3200.
