SPRINGDALE, Ark. — According to the Washington County Sheriff's Office, three people are in custody after a manhunt in Springdale.
On Friday (June 26) around 7:30 a.m., Anna Gilbert called 911 from her home on Rochelle Riviera.
According to the police report, Gilbert told officers four or five men were outside her home with firearms and were attempting to get inside her residence.
When deputies arrived the suspects had already left the residence. Gilbert told police she knew one of the suspects, Jaime “James” Lachino, and described his truck (white Ford Raptor with a lift kit, tinted windows and was missing the front bumper) and stated they were looking for her husband, Anthony Gilbert.
Washington County dispatch also received a report of a reckless driver on Vaughn road near the time of this call. The vehicle was described as a White Ford F150, according to police.
Just before 8 a.m. Washington County Dispatch received a call from Dollar General (17150 Highway 412 East) stating a male, later identified as Devin Acuff, was at the store with a gunshot wound.
The mane stated the suspects were four Hispanic males in a white Ford F150 and the man had been shot in the hand.
Acuff was transported to Northwest Medical Center while multiple agencies were in the area searching for the suspects.
Around 8:40 a.m. Arkansas Highway Police located the vehicle in the area and were pursuing the vehicle. The pursuit ended with the suspects abandoning the truck on Christy Lane and fleeing on foot. Three suspects were located and arrested.
Lachino signed a consent form allowing detectives to search his truck. While searching his truck a 22LR bullet, a large knife and approximately 2.5 grams of methamphetamine were located and confiscated. The methamphetamine was located in the driver's door in a cup holder, according to police.
During Acuff’s interview, he stated he was traveling south on Sonora Road. A White lifted F150 was behind him so he pulled over to let them pass. He said suspects “beat him up” and the driver of the truck shot him striking him in the hand.
All suspects, witnesses and victim were interviewed. From the interviews, it was determined that Lachino shot Acuff on Sonora Road. It was also determined that Lachino was driving the truck to Rochelle Riviera and while fleeing from Arkansas Highway Police.
Due to Lachino knowingly causing physical injury to another person (Acuff) with a deadly weapon, he is being charged with Battery in the 1st-degree. He is also being charged with possession of a controlled substance. Lachino was booked into the Washington County Detention Center.
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