By Pat Culverhouse

A confrontation Monday over an incident reportedly involving a puppy has put a Minden man behind bars for allegedly placing his mother in a chokehold.

Cayden Lane Ray, 19, a resident of the 100 block of Wiggins Lane is currently being housed at Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center where he is facing a charge of domestic abuse battery with strangulation. His bond has been set at $50,000.

Webster Parish deputies Scott Herrington and Tony Miller were dispatched to the Wiggins Lane residence after Ray reportedly called Sheriff’s Office dispatch to report his mother had “put her hands on” his dog, and in response, he “put his hands on” his mother.

During an interview at the scene, deputies reported Ray admitted he placed his mother in a chokehold. Deputies reportedly observed red marks on the woman’s neck.

In his statement, Ray said he pulled out his phone to video the incident, and attempted to provoke his mother into hitting him. After she refused to fight, Ray claimed his mother knocked the phone to the ground, grabbed his puppy and seemed to be hurting the animal. At that point, Ray said he put her in a chokehold.

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