By Pat Culverhouse

A local man and woman are each facing a domestic violence charge after they had the bad luck of getting into a physical confrontation in plain sight of a Minden police officer.

Officer Fabian Carter reportedly was patrolling the East St./Carolina St. area just after 10 p.m. Saturday when he observed 27-year-old Auntravius Devonte Thompson standing outside a parked vehicle throwing punches at someone inside.

After ordering Thompson to stop and approach his patrol unit, the officer reportedly checked inside the vehicle and found 25-year-old Phylise Anderson in the driver’s seat. The officer reportedly observed signs of a physical struggle.

During questioning, Anderson said she and Thompson had a verbal altercation that became physical. Thompson reportedly claimed he had been struck first, and Anderson reportedly said she had “grabbed his face.”

Both subjects reportedly refused medical treatment.

According to the officer, four juveniles ranging ages from three to five years old were in the back seat of the vehicle during the altercation. All were released to the custody of a family member.

Anderson and Thompson reportedly had been dating and living together for approximately one year and had one child together. According to the officer’s incident report, Anderson is four months pregnant.

Both have been charged with one count of domestic abuse battery with child endangerment as the result of the incident.

Anderson is being held at the Webster Parish jail. No bond has been set. Thompson is at Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center under a $15,000 bond.

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.