On Sunday, August 21, 2022 at 2:08 A.M., Officers responded to 4680 Fannett Rd (Sawdust Saloon) in reference to a white male shooting in the parking lot. Officers stopped the suspect as he left the club and located the gun. He was identified as Lonnie Cormier, a 50 year old Groves man. Witnesses said Cormier was escorted out of the club and asked to leave. He pulled his gun out of his vehicle, pointed it at several people that worked at the club, and said he would kill them all. Cormier fired several rounds from inside his truck, exited his vehicle, and fired several more rounds. Cormier was placed under arrest for 4 counts of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. Cormier had a female passenger and she was arrested for Public Intoxication. They were both transported and booked in to Jefferson County Correctional Facility.
