St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's have arrested 39-year old Wendell King on suspicion of attempted murder and other charges.
King reportedly was planning to kill a man earlier in the evening, Tuesday.
He is alleged of lying in wait with plans to shoot and kill his intended victim when he saw his targets vehicle pull out of a nearby driveway.
Sheriff's investigators say King followed a car he thought was being driven by the intended victim.
He acted when the car pulled over at a gas station in Bush. King reportedly confronted the man and pointed a firearm at him.
Realizing he had the wrong man, King fled the scene.
Deputies apprehended King on Fairhaven Road in Covington, and the firearm was recovered.
King was booked on charges of Attempted second degree murder, aggrevated assault with a firearm, and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
The intended victim has been located and notified of the case.
