Shreveport Police Department officers conducted an operation on Dec. 14 around 7:50pm targeting individuals attempting to solicit juveniles.

During the operation, officers identified Ryan Wright, who repeatedly solicited a minor through electronic messaging. When officers attempted to take him into custody, Wright attempted to flee in a vehicle. In the process, he struck an unmarked SPD vehicle in the 5900 block of Lakeshore Dr.

Wright faces multiple charges including: 

• Computer-Aided Solicitation of a Minor
• Indecent Behaviors with a Juvenile 
• Flight from an Officer
• Hit and Run
• Resisting an Officer
• Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
• Multiple Traffic Violations