Louisiana man ran truck into PIO store |
A young Louisiana man rammed his truck through the front window of The Best Stop convenience store March 3, mistakenly believing the store owners were Muslim.The Best Stop 4, in Denham Springs, Louisiana, is owned by Sikhs, who were not identified by local law enforcement. India-West has learned that the store is owned by Indian American Sakatar Singh, whose nephew Harjot Singh was at the store at the time of the crime. Neither Singh had responded to calls for comment .According to the Livingston Parish, Louisiana Sheriff`s Department, on the night of the incident, Chad Horsley, 27, drove into the shop as it was closing. He then stole the convenience store`s ATM machine. When a witness attempted to intervene, Horsley pulled out a gun, but then fled the scene. The witness called police. Horsley did admit that he purposefully caused damage to the store, added Ard. The sheriff noted that Horsley told deputies that he was a Sheriff`s Deputy and produced an East Baton Rouge Sheriff`s Office commission card. The suspect had been a former Reserve with EBRSO but has no current ties to the agency.
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