SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
A 63-year-old Byhalia, Mississippi man has been arrested by Arkansas State Police after shooting a gun at a motorist traveling Interstate 55 near the Arkansas – Tennessee border last night (Tuesday, September 7th).
Gerald Koelling is currently jailed at West Memphis and is expected to be charged with committing a terroristic act (Class B felony).
George Harris, 29, of Jonesboro, was not injured, however Special Agents of the state police Criminal Investigation Division did find evidence of a bullet that penetrated the rear of Harris’ vehicle.
Both drivers, Harris and Koelling, were northbound on I-55 about 9:30 PM when the shooting occurred. Koelling was later stopped by an Arkansas State Trooper near the Poinsett and Crittenden County line and taken into custody.