By Bonnie Culverhouse

A local man with a history of violence was arrested by Minden Police in the early hours Tuesday.

Alan S. Perry, 43, of the 800 block of Fincher Road, Minden, was charged with domestic abuse battery with child endangerment.

Minden Police Chief Jared McIver said Sgt. Chris Cayer and Ofc. Anthony Crittenden were dispatched to the Fincher Road residence around 4:15 a.m., in reference to an active domestic disturbance.

“The caller said her boyfriend, identified as Perry, was hitting her,” said the chief. “Dispatch said they could hear an active disturbance in the background during the call.”

With the officers’ arrival, the victim answered the front door and reportedly said Perry exited through the back door. Contact was made with him on the side of the residence as he allegedly attempted to walk away from the scene.

“Perry smelled strongly of alcohol and refused to comply with the officers’ orders, saying repeatedly ‘I know how y’all are; I been through it,’” McIver said.

Once Perry was secured in Ofc. Crittenden’s patrol unit, Sgt. Cayer made contact again with the victim, who was holding a juvenile identified as the couple’s son – a witness to the battery.

“The victim advised she was lying in their bedroom with her son when Perry came to the door and began beating on it with such force, he punched holes in it,” McIver said. “While beating at the door, she said Perry was yelling, accusing her of sleeping with his cousin.”

When Perry gained entrance to the bedroom, he allegedly began striking her with a closed fist to both sides of her face.

“She was able to create separation and dial 911,” said the chief. “During the call, Perry was scratching at her, trying to remove the phone by force.”

McIver said the victim advised the door has recently been replaced.

Perry’s violent criminal history shows 7 separate incidents of domestic abuse battery and simple assault rating from 2006 to 2020.

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