Police investigators have used a less than one-year-old state law to arrest a Minden woman on a charge of indecent behavior with juveniles.

Chief of Police Jared McIver said 31-year-old Destiny Keyona Mitchell was arrested Monday by Minden detectives. She is currently being held at the parish jail on a $150,000 bond.

Detectives began investigating after a complaint was filed on March 11 by the father of a 15-year-old juvenile who reportedly claimed he caught Mitchell in bed with his son. Investigators scheduled a Gingerbread House interview for the teen.

Based on information gathered, detectives determined the systematic behavior exhibited by Mitchell toward the juvenile violated the new child “Grooming” law which went into effect on Aug. 1, 2025.

According to the statute, “Grooming” shall mean “the pursuit of an intimate relationship with a child under the age of 17 by means of seduction, emotional manipulation, threats, promises, coercion, enticement, isolation or extortion with the specific intent to commit a sex offense against the minor, whether aggravated or not.”

Investigators reportedly secured an arrest warrant and Mitchell was arrested Monday around 1:15 p.m. She was booked on the indecent behavior charge following a recorded interview at police headquarters.

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