By Pat Culverhouse

An alleged physical attack on a Minden woman by her reported boyfriend as she was driving him to a Dixie Inn location has landed a Sarepta man in the parish prison.

Chief of Police Jared McIver said 20-year-old Tyreak A. Johnson is charged with domestic abuse battery with child endangerment in the incident which began inside the vehicle as it was traveling in the 1400 block of Shreveport Rd. around 10 p.m. Tuesday.

Arresting officers said the suspect came to the victim’s Tillman St. residence, knocked on a window and asked to come inside. The victim denied him entrance, but offered to drive him to a Dixie Inn business to meet a relative.

As the vehicle was traveling on Shreveport Rd., Johnson allegedly slapped the female victim several times, knocking her glasses from her face and attempted to grab the steering wheel on two occasions. The victim’s infant child was present in the vehicle during the incident.

Officers said once the victim arrived at the arranged meeting place, she managed to run inside and call police. Upon arrival, the officers reportedly observed swelling under the victim’s eye. Johnson reportedly was arrested at the scene in the 12000 block of Hwy. 80 just after midnight.

Further investigation revealed Johnson had been arrested in October of 2024 for the same offense. He is currently being held at Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center under a $5,000 bond.

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.