A Hot Springs man was arrested Thursday morning on a felony assault charge stemming from allegations he shot at another man last month.
Markevin Dewayne Taylor, 24, who lists a Leonard Street address, was taken into custody around 7:15 a.m. and charged with aggravated assault, punishable by up to six years in prison. He was later released on $2,500 bond and is set to appear Dec. 12 in Garland County District Court.
According to the affidavit, on Nov. 3, around 4 p.m., Hot Springs police responded to a storage facility at 556 Files Road and made contact with a local man who stated he had just been assaulted by a man he knew only as Mark.
The alleged victim said the suspect got out of a black passenger car and walked toward him and he noticed he had a silver revolver in the waistband of his pants. As he got closer, the man suddenly pulled the gun out and shouted at him.
The victim said he got in his truck to flee and the man shot one round toward him as he left. He told police the suspect lived in the 200 block of Leonard Street and gave a description of the suspect's car usually parked in the driveway.
On Nov. 5, the victim provided police with a photo of the suspect and identified him as Markevin Taylor. Officers went to the 200 block of Leonard and observed a black Hyundai Sonata parked at the residence and noted the license plate returned to Taylor.
On Nov. 6, Detective Mark Fallis compared a driver's license photo and Facebook photos of Taylor to the photo provided by the victim and reportedly confirmed it was the same person. A warrant for his arrest was later issued.
Local on 12/02/2017