By Pat Culverhouse

Charges of domestic abuse battery, simple battery and cruelty to juveniles have been filed against a 39-year-old Webster Parish woman after she allegedly broke windows and struck a young person at a residence on Blue Run Rd. Monday.

Webster Parish Sheriff Jason Parker said Sarah Faye Dance, a resident of the 1300 block of Blue Run Rd., was arrested at her residence after deputies interviewed witnesses and confirmed reported damage.

Parker said while Dance was being transported to the parish jail by Dep. Michael Chanler, he received information from assisting officers at the scene, Lt. Coby Barton and Sgt. Tommy Maddox, that Dance had allegedly struck a juvenile.

“Our reports indicate the suspect appeared to have struck a 14-year-old in the face and back with an open hand, and again to the face with a cell phone in her hand,” Parker said. “The blows left areas that appeared to be red with raised skin.”

Dance reportedly is also charged on two Webster Parish Sheriff’s Office warrants for failure to appear. She is currently being held in Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center under bonds totaling $16,000. 

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