By JIM BUTLER

Kenneth Fields Jr., accused years ago of shooting and trying to rob a drug customer, is back in the clink.

Fields, 34, of Pineville was booked Monday morning on charges stemming from last October.

Those include possession with intent to distribute with a child under 12 present, felony flight, obstruction, child desertion, cruelty to a juvenile and probation violation. He posted bond ($18,600) a few hours later.

Back in 2015 Fields was charged with attempting to murder a drug customer in a setup on La. 1 near Echo.

The patron showed up for the deal and Fields allegedly produced a gun instead of drugs. In the ensuing scuffle one bullet hit the customer’s leg, he wrested control of Fields’ car and fled.

Fields told a different story to officers responding to reports of gunfire, saying he had been waylaid and his vehicle boosted. The ensuing investigation resulted in the charges against Fields.

Record of the judicial outcome is not readily available, but Fields next appears in online arrest records as an alleged probation violator in September 2019.

He was arrested in February 2021, charged with being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, having a firearm with drugs, possession and traffic offenses.

A month later he was booked with alleged possession with intent to distribute and traffic charges.

In March 2022 he was again charged with alleged firearm possession and a speeding offense.