DATE:            THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2017
TO:                  ALL MEDIA OUTLETS
FROM:            SHERIFF LELAND FALCON
SUBJECT:      DOMESTIC RELATED ARREST – LIONEL MITCHELL

LABADIEVILLE – Assumption Parish Sheriff Leland Falcon reports the arrest of Lionel Mitchell, 54, of 121 Highway 1014, Labadieville, LA, on charges related to a domestic incident. 

On Wednesday, deputies responded to a domestic disturbance near Labadieville. Deputies learned that Mitchell was under a protective order forbidding him to be near the address in question.  When deputies approached Mitchell, he fled on foot, but was apprehended a short time later near Labadieville.

Deputies learned during the investigation that Mitchell had been armed with a cane knife during the original incident.

Mitchell was arrested, transported to the Assumption Parish Detention Center and booked on charges of:

            *Violation of a Protective Order (Felony)

            *Resisting an Officer

            *Aggravated Assault with a Dangerous Weapon

Mitchell was incarcerated pending a bond hearing.  Mitchell had been arrested three times in 2016 for violation of a protected order.

For additional information concerning this News Release, contact Sheriff Leland Falcon or Commander Lonny Cavalier at 985-369-7281.