A Westlake man who is a member of the Bandidos MC — a recognized outlaw motorcycle gang — was arrested Thursday night after a Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s deputy on patrol heard gunshots and saw numerous motorcycles and an SUV in an abandoned business parking lot in Sulphur.

Spokesperson Kayla Vincent said the deputy was on a routine patrol on E. Napoleon Street when he approached drove towards the parking lot, heard the gun shots and saw the drivers flee the area.

“During a search of the parking lot, detectives located two firearms, blood, and numerous shell casings of different calibers,” Vincent said.

A short time later deputies conducted a stop on the SUV that fled and made contact with the driver, Justin D. Wareham, 39, 2421 Straley Road. During a search of the SUV deputies located a firearm.

During further investigation detectives made contact with Orange County Sheriff’s Office, who said they were out with several individuals that may be connected to the incident in Sulphur, one of whom was suffering from a gunshot wound to the arm. CPSO Detectives were told the victim was refusing to cooperate with law enforcement, but he was being transported to a local hospital in Texas to be treated for his injury, Vincent said.

After further investigation Wareham was arrested and booked into the Calcasieu Correctional Center and charged with illegal discharge of a weapon.  His bond is still pending.

The investigation is continuing and more arrests and charges are likely. Assisting agencies include the Sulphur Police Department and the DeQuincy Police Department.