3 men, 1 woman arrested after shooting in shopping center parking lot seriously injured 1

Chad Dylan Lane, 21, of Benton; Rashaad Edwin Earls, 22, of Little Rock; LeBarron Tyquez Stewart, 20, of Benton; and Morgan Carter, 20, of Benton
Chad Dylan Lane, 21, of Benton; Rashaad Edwin Earls, 22, of Little Rock; LeBarron Tyquez Stewart, 20, of Benton; and Morgan Carter, 20, of Benton

4 P.M. UPDATE:

A fourth person has been arrested in connection with a shooting in the parking lot of a Benton shopping center Monday, according to police.

In a news release Tuesday afternoon, the Benton Police Department said 20-year-old Morgan Carter was arrested on charges of possession of a controlled substance with purpose to deliver, simultaneous possession of drugs and firearms and proximity to certain facilities.

Carter's arrest came after a warrant was served at the residence of another person held in the case, 21-year-old Chad Dylan Lane, the release notes.

Lane, who was initially charged with first-degree battery, now faces similar additional charges in the shooting.

During that search, officers seized suspected marijuana, LSD and weapons, police said.

The police department said the investigation is ongoing and that additional charges are possible.

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EARLIER STORY:

Three Arkansas men were arrested after a shooting in a parking lot of a Benton sporting goods store left one man seriously injured Monday afternoon, authorities said.

Officers arrived around 2:40 p.m. at the parking lot of Academy Sports + Outdoors off Interstate 30 near Alcoa Road after getting a call shots had been fired, Benton police spokesman Matt Burks said in a news release.

The four men involved in the shooting had already fled the area in a black Camaro and a white GMC double-cab truck, Burks wrote. Their vehicles were later located, and three of the four men were taken into custody, police said.

The other man was hit during the gunfire and remained at a local hospital Tuesday with injuries described as serious but not life-threatening, police said.

LeBarron Tyquez Stewart, 20, and Chad Dylan Lane, 21, both of Benton, were arrested and face felony charges of first-degree battery. Rashaad Edwin Earls, 22, of Little Rock was also arrested and faces a felony charge of tampering with physical evidence and two misdemeanor charges of possession of marijuana and possession of a schedule IV controlled substance.

The injured man may also face charges, Burks said, noting that detectives have not had the opportunity to interview him yet.

Stewart, Lane and Earls are being held at the Saline County jail without bail.

A court date is scheduled for Tuesday morning. Police said the investigation is continuing.

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