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Shots fired during fight, two arrested October 2, 2009 - No reporter cited

Terrica Hendrix
Assistant Editor

NASHVILLE – Two men were arrested Monday afternoon after a meeting turned violent.

Nashville officer Kyle Jones responded to a “shots fired” call near Carlton Mini Storage, according to Investigator Larry Marion.

Two vehicles, a black Dodge Charger and a white unknown make, were seen leaving the area.

Jones found the Dodge Charger on Howard Street and initiated a stop. Once Jones stepped out of his patrol car, Billy E. Williams, of Little Rock, drove off.

Joseph Sauls III told Jones that he met Williams, 42, and Phillip D. Williams, 19, of Hope, at a car wash in Nashville.

The three decided to change their meeting location and moved closer to Wal-Mart.

Marion said Billy Williams got into Sauls’ car “and pulls a gun on him and tells him to give him ‘the stuff.’”

The two start fighting and Sauls gets out of the car only to get into a fight with Phillip Williams. At this point, Marion said both Williams’ men had guns pointed at Sauls.

While Sauls attempted to run away from the men, Phillip Williams fired two or three shots at him Marion said.

Sauls told police that the men took his backpack. Sauls’ backpack was found in the Dodge Charger. The backpack had “several sandwich baggies…and the bottom appears to have marijuana residue,” Marion added. Two pistols – a .380 and a .32 caliber - were also found in the backpack.

Both Williams’ were arrested for aggravated assault, possession of firearm by certain persons and felony fleeing. The two were arraigned before Howard County Circuit Judge Tom Cooper yesterday afternoon. Both entered not guilty pleas and were appointed public defenders.

Judge Cooper ordered the men to return on Jan. 13 for pretrial and on Jan. 21 for trial.

Sauls had a set of scales in his socks and was arrested for misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia, Marion added.

The arrest was a joint effort with the NPD and the Howard County Sheriff’s Department.

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