BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Iberville Parish deputies responded late Wednesday night to a shooting at a local bar, where a woman was injured after a firearm was discharged inside.
According to the Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Office, the suspect, identified as John Green III, 51, is a convicted felon who was illegally carrying a firearm when it went off, striking a woman. The victim was taken to the hospital and is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Deputies took Green into custody at the scene. He was booked into the Iberville Parish Jail on charges of aggravated second-degree battery, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a firearm on the premises of an alcoholic beverage outlet, resisting an officer, and multiple probation violations.
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Sheriff Brett Stassi reminded the public that firearms and alcohol are a dangerous mix and said such reckless behavior will not be tolerated…