A 25 YEAR OLD MAN IS ARRESTED EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AFTER POLICE DETERMINE THERE WAS A WARRANT OUT FOR HIS ARREST. BUT RUFUS PHELPS IS ALREADY OUT OF THE METRO DETENTION CENTER. APD’S TANNER TIXIER SAYS HE WAS RELEASED LATE THURSDAY.
PHELPS WAS TAKEN IN TO CUSTODY AFTER OFFICERS RECOGNIZED HIM IN A VEHICLE IN THE 64-HUNDRED BLOCK OF GIBSON SOUTHEAST. THIS WAS HIS 19TH ARREST SINCE 2008 WITH SEVERAL OF THEM FOR BEING A FELON IN POSSESSION OF A FIREARM. IN THIS MORNING’S ARREST, PHELPS HAD A LOADED AND READY TO FIRE COLT REVOLVER ON HIS LAP.
