MENA, Arkansas — State police arrested a Mena teenager in connection with a shooting that occurred late last week. Anderson Ochsner, 19, was charged with First-Degree Battery, Aggravated Assault, and Tampering with Physical Evidence.
On Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, at 6:55 a.m., the Mena Police Department (MPD) responded to a call reporting a shooting at the intersection of U.S. 71 and 2nd Street. When officers arrived, they found William Parsons, 28, suffering from two gunshot wounds. Parsons was transported to a local hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
The MPD requested ASP’s Criminal Investigation Division to investigate the shooting. The investigation is ongoing.
Ochsner was transported to the Polk County Detention Center, where he remains in custody.
Mena man charged in fatal cyclist accident
In an unrelated incident, ASP arrested a Mena man in connection with the hit-and-run cyclist fatality that occurred last week in Mena. Darius Sims, 25, was charged with Leaving the Scene of an Accident Involving Personal Injury or Death.
Levi Augusta Givens, 19, of Benton, was killed in the accident.
ASP Special Agents identified the driver with evidence collected at the scene and surveillance footage from cameras in the area.
On Thursday, October 24, 2024, around 9:30 p.m., ASP responded to a report of a hit-and-run fatality involving a cyclist traveling on State Highway 8 East near State Highway 375 and Lorelei Way.
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