A Baton Rouge man was arrested last Friday in connection with a fatal shooting from early August. But according to an affidavit for the man's arrest, he actually was the first person to report the incident to police.

Nugene Eackles, 49, was booked on a count of second-degree murder in the Aug. 3 death of Frank Johnson, 41 .

Police found Johnson with a single gunshot wound to his head about 6:30 a.m. outside a residence in the 3200 block of Byron Avenue. He was transported to a local hospital where he died.

Officers originally were called to the scene by a man, later revealed to be Eackles, who said he heard a gunshot and saw Johnson on the ground, according the arrest affidavit.

When police arrived, the "witness" was still at the scene, seemingly with a plan to avoid suspicion. Durin

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