By Pat Culverhouse

A disturbance call to a Minden residence has resulted in the arrest of a local man who now faces charges stemming from a physical confrontation with his girlfriend.

Minden Chief of Police Jared McIver said 27-year-old Germal Ray Anderson has been booked on charges of domestic abuse battery with child endangerment and possession of CDS Sch. I (marijuana). 

He reportedly is being held at Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center under a $10,001 bond.

Officers responded to a call Monday morning of an alleged domestic disturbance at a residence in the 800 block of Fincher Rd. While interviewing the victim, the officers reportedly noticed visible scratches on her wrist and forearm.

Anderson reportedly had left the scene before officers arrived, but was located a short time later on a nearby street. During a search of Anderson after he was Mirandized, five grams of marijuana were found in his pocket.

Officers learned Anderson and the victim had been in a relationship for three years and had been living together for a year. Officers also found two children under the age of 13 who reportedly were in the residence when the incident occurred.

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.