Charges filed in abuse incident; one count involves child

By Pat Culverhouse

Three separate charges stemming from a domestic incident, including one count involving a juvenile, have been filed against a Minden man following his Thursday arrest.

Ricky Deshawn Stevenson, 26, a resident of the 900 block of Carolina St., has been booked for for domestic abuse with child endangerment, cruelty to juveniles and simple criminal damage to property.

Chief of Police Jared McIver said officers arrested Stevenson after investigating a domestic disturbance involving the mother of his child at an Evans St. residence.

According to information gathered during their investigation, Stevenson grabbed the female by her hair, pinned her to a wall and took her cell phone.

Officers were told Stevenson broke the back door of the residence as he was leaving. He also allegedly grabbed the couple’s young child by the back of the head and shoved the child to the ground.

Stevenson is being held at Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center under a $25,001 bond.

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