Evansville Police arrested 20 year old MATTHEW WILKE on gun and intimidation charges during a shots fired call on Saturday night.
Motor Patrol officers were called to the 2100 block of Sweetser Ave just before 9:00pm. A 911 caller gave a description of the perosn who fired the gun.
Officers arived and detained 3 people. During the investigation, WILKE admitted that he fired a handgun several times. A woman who was with him had been in possession of the gun. The woman has a permit and was legally carrying the gun. WILKE gave the gun back to the woman before police arrived. The woman was still in possession of the gun when officers arrived. The gun was seized as evidence.
During his arrest, WILKE threatened one of the arresting officers. WILKE was arrested for Carrying a Handgun Without a Permit and Intimidation.
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