DATE: THURSDAY,
AUGUST 10, 2017
TO: ALL MEDIA OUTLETS
FROM: SHERIFF LELAND FALCON
SUBJECT: AGGRAVATED SECOND DEGREE
BATTERY – ELVIS RICHARD
BELLE ROSE – Assumption Parish Sheriff Leland Falcon
reports the arrest of Elvis Richard, 60, of 100 Pleasant Lane, Belle Rose, LA,
on Wednesday in connection with an incident occurring on August 6, 2017.
On August 6, 2017, deputies responded to a complaint
off of LA 308 in the Belle Rose area in which the complainant advised that
Richard struck her in the head with a piece of pipe. Deputies did observe physical injuries to the
alleged victim.
On August 9, 2017, Deputies located and interviewed
Richard. Based on that interview as well
as evidence recovered on August 6, 2017, deputies arrested Richard, transported
him to the Assumption Parish Detention Center where he was booked on:
*Aggravated
Second Degree Battery (1 Count)
Richard is being held pending a bond hearing.
For additional information concerning this News
Release, contact Sheriff Leland Falcon or Commander Lonny Cavalier at
985-369-7281.