By Pat Culverhouse
A Shongaloo man’s alleged violent outburst over a name difference on a mail package has landed him in the parish prison for domestic abuse battery.
Charles Duane Wortham, 69, is currently being held at Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center under a $5,000 bond following his arrest Monday by Webster Parish deputies.
During interviews, deputies learned Wortham became angry after retrieving a mail package addressed to a person other than his wife. He reportedly began cursing his wife and struck her in the head with his fists.
During interviews, deputies learned the couple struggled, then landed on the floor of the residence in the 7000 block of Hwy. 159 where he reportedly ripped braids from the woman’s hair.
Deputies reported the woman was treated for her injuries by emergency medical responders.
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