On 4/15/15, at approximately 9:47 PM, officers with the Benton Police Department responded to the 800 block of S. Main St. on report of shots being fired with a victim being injured.
While in route to the call, officers located a person, Chad Garrett (33 YOA) of Benton, walking down the road who was also identified as being the victim in the incident. Chad didn’t appear to have sustained injuries and according to him he was shot at by his brother, Thomas Garrett (35 YOA) of Benton, during an argument.
Contact was then made with Thomas at the residence on S. Main St., who appeared to be under the influence of an intoxicating beverage. Based on information and evidence located at the scene, officers then placed Thomas and Chad into custody without incident. A double barrel 12 gauge shotgun was located at the scene and was seized for evidence.
Chad was charged with Public Intoxication and Thomas was charged with Aggravated Assault on a Household Family Member, Public Intoxication, and Discharging a Firearm Inside City Limits. Both were transported to the Saline County Detention Facility for processing. This is an on-going investigation and additional charges could be possible.
Anyone with information about this crime is encouraged to contact the Benton Police Department at 501-778-1171 or 501-315-TIPS. Individuals also may send us an anonymous crime tip about this incident to CRIMES (274637) with the keyword BNPD in the body of the text or go to www.crimereports.com to leave a tip. A crime tip can also be submitted via the official Benton Police Department app found on ITunes and Google Play.
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