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Police arrest man accused of firing gun in Bloomington
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BLOOMINGTON — Police on Friday found and arrested a 29-year-old man accused of firing a handgun at others in a confrontation Aug. 26, leading officers to surround an apartment for nearly six hours.

Officers thought Antonio E. Herron fled into the apartment in the 400 block of North Lee Street after the gunshots about 10:20 p.m. Police raided the home about 4 a.m. Sunday and found nobody inside.

A court file says Herron had struck a woman in the face, causing scratches, and he fired a 9 mm pistol at a man or others in the incident.

He is charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm, unlawful use of a weapon by a felon, aggravated assault and domestic battery. He is a felon because of a conviction in a 2004 case, in which he was convicted of possessing and intending to sell marijuana.

Herron was arrested without incident in a traffic stop about 1:30 p.m. in the 800 block of South Allin Street, said Bloomington police spokesman Duane Moss. A deputy U.S. marshal spotted Herron near the intersection of Main and Lincoln streets, called for more officers and stopped him on Allin, he said.

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To: SIX HOURS wrote on Sep 2, 2007 10:15 PM:

" Isn't a man shooting a gun at people serious? "

To:It took a Fed To Find A Local wrote on Sep 2, 2007 10:12 PM:

" Define...."long fled", and I thought the previous articles reported the witnesses told police the subject went inside the apartment. I suspect, the police were on scene very quickly. It is not even Monday and your are quarterbacking!!!! "

To: It took a Fed To Find A Local wrote on Sep 2, 2007 10:10 PM:

" A deputy U.S. marshal spotted Herron near the intersection of Main and Lincoln streets....the keyword her is "deputy", the police departments have officers assigned to the US Marshall's as there deputies. You should really think before you write!!!!!! "

To six hours wrote on Sep 2, 2007 7:53 AM:

" This was something serious. How are they supposed to know if he was in there or not when the BPD was told he was in there! The man had a gun they had to use extreme caution to protect themselves and all the people standing around watching. Everyone needs to get off the BPD back they did a good job. "

SIX HOURS wrote on Sep 1, 2007 6:39 PM:

" WOW THEY MUST NOT HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO IF SEVERAL SQUAD CARS CAN SURROUND A BUILDING FOR SIX HOURS. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE IF IT WAS SOMETHING SERIOUS. "

The Marshall is BPD wrote on Sep 1, 2007 3:46 PM:

" Officer assigned to the local fugitive task force. There are several from various agencies here. Know your facts. "

MikeMan wrote on Sep 1, 2007 7:30 AM:

" Good job BPD and US Marshals getting a criminal off the streets. "

It took a Fed To Find A Local wrote on Sep 1, 2007 5:41 AM:

" thank god this marshall was on the job. After the debacle by the BPD ushering people out of their homes when this guy had long fled makes them look foolish. I think the BPD officers need more training if it takes a U.S. Marshall just passing through town to identify and apprehend a wanted fugetive the BPD has been hunting for several days. Thanks be to that Marshall and the BPD needs to seriously consider going back to the academy for additional training. "

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