Woman charged in alleged assault with bat, brass knuckles

By Pat Culverhouse |

A 53-year-old woman has been arrested for an alleged Halloween Day assault on two victims at a Cotton Valley residence.

Bridget Alexander Johnson, a resident of the 100 block of Norm Ave. in Cotton Valley, is charged with second degree aggravated battery following her arrest in Bossier Parish Wednesday. She reportedly is being held in the parish jail. No bond has been set.

Johnson allegedly entered a residence armed with a baseball bat and brass knuckles. She allegedly struck a woman near her left temple with the bat and struck her on her head and around her right eye. She allegedly also attacked a second individual inside the residence.

Johnson reportedly was arrested in Bossier Parish on a warrant issued through Webster Parish. Cotton Valley Chief of Police William Ingersoll, who investigated the incident, returned Johnson to Webster Parish.

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