Man arrested in Warren assault

Man arrested in Warren assault

WARREN

Video footage of an incident at the Sunoco gas station at West Market Street and Tod Avenue have helped identify a suspect in the July 21 assault.

Eric Pettis, 30, of Warren, was taken into custody Tuesday and has been charged with felonious assault in the case.

Warren police said they filed an arrest warrant for Pettis Tuesday after someone viewing surveillance video of incident from a news report identified him and called police.

In the incident, a 31-year-old Mississippi man suffered a minor injury after three men at the gas station struck and stomped on him at about 3:30 a.m. before one of the men fired a gun at him two times — once inside the gas station and once outside.

Both shots missed, but he was injured from the other assaults. Pettis could face up to eight years in prison if convicted.