By Pat Culverhouse

Domestic abuse charges have been filed against a Minden man after he allegedly attacked his spouse inside her apartment Sunday, according to Minden Chief of Police Jared McIver.

McIver said Corey Jay DeMoss, 27, a resident of the 200 block of Pecan View Dr., was booked for domestic abuse battery with strangulation, domestic abuse battery with child endangerment and cruelty to juveniles as a result of the incident Sunday.

Officers reportedly had responded earlier Sunday after a neighbor called 911 to report a woman screaming for help inside the Lewisville Rd. apartment. During questioning, the victim reportedly told officers DeMoss refused to leave, then hit her. He was not at the scene when police answered the initial call.

“Sometime after the first visit, Sgt. Reece Tewell received a call on his cell phone that the suspect had returned to the victim’s apartment and again was refusing to leave,” McIver said. “Sgt. Tewell heard the victim asking the suspect to leave, then he heard what sounded like the suspect hitting the victim.”

When Sgt. Tewell and other officers arrived at the scene, the suspect reportedly had departed only moments earlier. During questioning, officers reportedly observed bruises and scratch marks on the victim’s arms, and marks on both sides of her neck.

Officers also saw scratch marks on the arm of one small child who reportedly had been present. According to the victim, the marks were the result of the suspect throwing a phone charger during the incident. Two children reportedly were inside the apartment at the time.

“As our officers were investigating, a neighbor informed them that the suspect had returned to the apartment complex,” McIver said. “He was immediately placed in custody after his identification was verified.”

McIver said DeMoss is currently being held at Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center. Bond has not been set.

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