Alexandria man arrested on hit and run, multiple other charges after body found last week

Date:

An Alexandria man has been arrested in the case of a man whose body was found on MacArthur Drive last week, according to police.

Police arrested Jason Garry Fruge, 43, on Monday and booked him into the Rapides Parish Detention Center on charges of felony hit and run, having a suspended driver’s license, having a switched license plate, having an altered motor vehicle inspection, failure to register and not having insurance.

Body found: Police seek answers after man’s body found on MacArthur Drive in Alexandria

All suspects arrested: 3rd person arrested in case of Hope Alexandria, 12-year-old girl killed in her home

Fruge, who lives on Culpepper Road, remained in jail Tuesday morning with bail set at $201,400.

The victim has been identified as Robert Fink, 59. His body was found in the 1100 block of MacArthur Drive early on the morning of Sept. 19.

An investigation is continuing.

This article originally appeared on Alexandria Town Talk: Police: Victim of MacArthur Drive hit and run ID’d as Robert Fink, 59

Share post:

Popular

More like this
Related

Chiefs find potential left tackle fix with D.J. Humphries signing

The Kansas City Chiefs took their first loss of...

Pelicans’ Zion Williamson reportedly not close to return from strained left hamstring, out indefinitely

Zion Williamson has missed the New Orleans Pelicans' past...

Trump nominates Scott Bessent to lead US Treasury

Donald Trump has nominated Scott Bessent to lead the...

Angel Yin rides a hot putter to 2-shot lead in LPGA finale

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Angel Yin rammed in a...