Police & Fire Briefs for March 23, 2009

Police probe man’s shooting by wife

A Baton Rouge man is in the hospital after being shot by his wife Saturday evening, police said Sunday.

Police spokesman Lt. Charles Armstrong said the wife shot her husband around 5:30 p.m. in a home at 2936 Greenwell St.

The man is in stable condition and no charges have been filed against the woman, Armstrong said. Police are still investigating the shooting.

Authorities arrest 3 on suspicion of DWI

Authorities arrested at least three people suspected of driving while intoxicated in East Baton Rouge Parish and booked them into Parish Prison between 3 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, booking records show.

Those booked and the counts against them:

• Tyler J. Rubley, 22, 802 W. Campus, first-offense DWI and driving the wrong way on a one way street.
• Austin Allen Conn, 22, 3135 Highland Road Apt. No. 510, first-offense DWI and reckless operation of a vehicle.
• Daniel York Carleton, 28, 710 E. Boyd Drive No. 203, first-offense DWI, failure to change address on driver’s license, speeding, improper lane usage, reckless operation of a vehicle and motor vehicle insurance required.