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Two 18-year-olds arrested after pointing gun in Michigan City: police

By Lauren Westphal
Published  March 8, 2026 7:09pm CDT
Crime and Public Safety
FOX 32 Chicago

The Brief

    • Two 18-year-olds were arrested after allegedly pointing a gun at someone Friday in Michigan City, Indiana.
    • Police arrested Deshannon Driver and Jayden Owens at Walker Park and recovered a firearm with an extended magazine.
    • Driver faces a resisting charge, while Owens is charged with pointing a gun, resisting law enforcement and had an outstanding warrant for multiple violent felonies.

INDIANA - Two 18-year-olds were arrested after allegedly threatening someone with a gun on Friday, according to Michigan City, Ind. police.

What we know:

Around 4:05 p.m., police responded to a call regarding two 18-year-old men pointing a gun at another person in the 400 block of Ridgeland Avenue. Officers arrested Deshannon Driver, 18, and Jayden Owens, 18, at Walker Park. They also recovered a firearm with an extended magazine.

Driver was arrested for resisting law enforcement, while Owens was arrested for pointing a gun and resisting law enforcement. Owens also had an arrest warrant for armed robbery resulting in serious injury, battery with a deadly weapon, theft of a firearm, and auto theft, according to police.

The Source: Details for this story were provided by the Michigan City Police Department.

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