In the early morning hours today (December 16, 2024), Officers with the Bogalusa Police Department were informed by an anonymous source that Justin Mark was seen entering an apartment located in Sunset Acres (Union Point). Officers responded, came into contact with Mark, and he was taken into custody after a brief struggle. A search warrant was obtained for the apartment where three guns, illegal narcotics, and an amount of money, believed to be proceeds from drug transactions, was located and seized.
Mark was known to have felony warrants stemming from a shooting that occurred in the 1700 block of Dolly Avenue on November 21, 2024.
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On November 21, 2024, the BPD had responded to shots fired and Officers located numerous shell casings in the area as well as a vehicle that had been hit by gunfire. It was learned that 22-year-old Justin Mark fired shots in the direction of at least three victims. Mark then fled the scene as a passenger in a vehicle along with 21-year-old Carlos Interiano as well as another passenger, 24-year-old Damien Thomas. Arrest warrants were obtained for all three subjects on numerous felony charges. Interiano was located and arrested on November 23, 2024. Damien Thomas is still wanted.
Mark was transported to the Bogalusa Police Department and then to the Washington Parish Jail where he was booked on the charges of Aggravated Assault/Drive-by Shooting, Aggravated Criminal Damage to Property, Illegal Use of Weapons or Dangerous Instrumentalities, Convicted Felon in Possession of Firearm (4 counts), Resisting a Police Officer With Force or Violence (6 counts), Possession With Intent to Distribute Schedule 1 Drugs, Tampering With Sign Identifying a Firearm-Free Zone (3 counts), Possession of CDS With Weapon Present, Transactions Involving Proceeds From Drug Offenses, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Criminal Damage to Property Under 1000, and Criminal Trespass. No bond has been set at this time.
If anyone has any information please contact the Detectives Division at 985-732-6238
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