
By JIM BUTLER
Details of what landed the Gordons in jail have not been released (probably won’t until court) but they’re likely to be in parish custody some time.
Josiah, 17, is held under $1.25 million bail; Caleb, 23, is held under $150,000.
Both, of the same Alexandria address, were booked after a 9:30 p.m. encounter last Wednesday.
It was no routine disagreement. Josiah, allegedly armed with a machine gun, allegedly attempted to kill two persons; Caleb is also alleged to have been armed.
Authorities have not said who was shot or shot at, where it occurred or what the rumble was, though the charges give some idea.
The teenager is charged with two counts of attempted second-degree murder, manufacture/transfer/possession of a machine gun, having a firearm with drugs and possession of narcotics with intent to sell.
The older suspect is charged with possession with intent and with being a convicted felon possessing a firearm.
His parish arrest record dates to at least November 2022, when he was charged with armed robbery.
In May 2023 he was charged with being a felon with a firearm, allegedly stolen.
In October same year he was again charged with firearm possession as well as narcotics possession and probation violation.