By Pat Culverhouse

An apparent verbal argument became physical early Thursday morning and a 59-year-old Minden man is currently behind bars facing a domestic abuse charge.

Minden Chief of Police Jared McIver said Roy Anthony White, who lists an address in the 500 block of Graveyard St., has been booked for domestic abuse battery with a dangerous weapon as a result of the incident. He reportedly is being held at Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center. No bond has been set.

Officers reportedly arrived at the Graveyard St. address shortly before 3 a.m. Thursday and found the alleged victim with noticeable injuries on her forehead and arms. During their interview, officers were told the victim and White began arguing and that confrontation became physical.

During the alleged fight, the victim claimed White kicked her with steel-toed boots and tried to choke her. The victim reportedly also claimed the suspect struck her with a hard object, leaving her unconscious.

White reportedly left the residence before officers arrived, but information gained from the victim led police to a residence on Angelee St. There, MPD officers Jessica Thompson, Dedrick Anderson and Sgt. Anthony Miller located the suspect.

During questioning, White reportedly denied the allegations, claiming he had been at the Angelee St. address all night. That claim reportedly was not substantiated during interviews with a resident at the address.

This information has been provided by a law enforcement agency as public information. Persons named as suspects in a criminal investigation, or arrested and charged with a crime, have not been convicted of any criminal offense and are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.