By Pat Culverhouse

An alleged argument over Vapes (battery operated e-cigarettes) has resulted in the arrest of a 45-year-old Minden man on a domestic abuse charge.

Webster Parish Sheriff Jason Parker said Jason Darryl Lamont Jenkins is being held for domestic abuse with strangulation following his arrest at a residence in the 1400 block of Middle Rd.

Jenkins reportedly was booked at Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center where his bond has been set at $350,000.

Parish deputies responding to a call of a woman screaming for help around 10 p.m. Sunday reportedly found the woman crying  in the yard of the residence. Deputies reportedly observed red marks around her neck and across her shoulders, and scratches on her lower ribs.

According to the victim, during the argument Jenkins followed her outside the residence where he pushed her to the ground, ripped off her shirt and began strangling her. She told deputies the attack ended when she managed to grab him by the genitals.

After deputies read Jenkins his Miranda rights, he reportedly denied the argument became physical.

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