By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post
A local man was arrested after he allegedly fired a handgun into the air in south Salina early Friday morning.
Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester said this morning that officers were sent to the 2400 block of S. Ninth Street at 1 a.m. Friday after a witness reported seeing a Hispanic man in a black pickup firing a handgun five times into the air. Officers searching the area found four shell casings.
The witness followed the pickup and was able to provide a license plate number to police. The license plate came back to a 1987 GMC Sierra pickup owned by Alberto Castro-Arceo, 26, of Salina. Officers contacted Castro-Arceo at his south Salina residence.
Forrester said Castro-Arceo did not cooperate with officers nor was he forthcoming with information. Additionally, Castro-Arceo appeared to be under the influence, he said.
Officers detained Castro-Arceo while they obtained a search warrant for his residence. During the search, officers found a 9mm handgun, which was the same caliber as the shell casings found at the S. Ninth Street location. They also found another magazine for the gun in a vest pocket in the residence. Additionally, officers found a substance suspected to be cocaine, Forrester said.
Castro-Arceo was arrested on the following requested charges, according to Forrester.
●Unlawful discharge of a firearm in the city limits
●Possession of a firearm while under the influence
●Possession of a stimulant
●Possession of drug paraphernalia
●Interference with a law enforcement officer