Tag: Steve Midgett

Steve Midgett Jr. and brother threaten neighbors with AR Rifles during argument

E.Z Emerson

23-year-old Steve Midgett Jr. and his brother, Stevarius Midgett, had an altercation with their neighbors, Aiyana Barnes and her mother, Brittany Martin, at the Charter Village Apartments on Rio Vista Drive on February 26th. Barnes argued with Midgett Jr., during which he came out of his apartment unit into the breezeway with an AR-style rifle wrapped in black/white camouflage. Midgett Jr. pointed the gun at her abdomen and threatened to kill her. Martin added that Stevarius Midgett also came out with a black AR-style rifle and pointed it at Barnes. Detectives spoke with witnesses, who corroborated Barnes’s and Martin’s statements. This altercation occurred the same day Midgett Jr. was taken into custody on an outstanding warrant regarding a prior May 2020 incident where Midgett Jr. started a fight at a funeral inside Mt. Ararat Baptist Church. Midgett Jr. was taken into custody for aggravated assault on March 12th.

Steve Midgett Jr. booked after starting brawl during funeral at Mt. Ararat Baptist Church

Diamond Cooper

23-year-old Steve Midgett Jr. was booked on an outstanding warrant from May 10th, 2020. On that day, police received a report from Midgett Jr.’s cousin stating that during a funeral at Mt. Ararat Baptist Church, Midgett Jr. offered a few words. During the concluding remarks, Midgett Jr. stepped on the podium and began lambasting the deceased. This caused a brawl inside the church, which continued outside into the parking lot. While the police were quelling the crowd, Midgett Jr. told his cousin, “You’re dead,” which placed her in fear.

On February 26, while officers attempted to arrest Midgett Jr. on the outstanding warrant, he resisted, preventing officers from escorting him to the patrol car. Officers commanded several times to stop resisting, but he continued to resist and refused to sit down in the patrol vehicle. Midgett Jr. was taken into custody for resisting arrest and domestic assault on February 26th.