DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE

DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE – DIVONE JARED DAVIS

LABADIEVILLE – Assumption Parish Sheriff Leland Falcon reports the arrest of Divone Jared Davis, 30, of 6038 Highway 308, Paincourtville, LA, on felony charges arising out of a domestic dispute in Labadieville on Sunday morning.

Deputies were dispatched to an apartment off of LA 398 and made contact with the complainant who is also the victim in this matter. She indicated she had been in an extended relationship with Divone Jared Davis. On Sunday, she arrived home after being out. The suspect went into the bathroom where the victim was and began choking her. At some point, the victim was able to get away.

The suspect left in the victim’s vehicle but returned a short time later at which time he physically punched the victim, then threatened her with a knife. The suspect then departed after disabling the victim’s vehicle. There was a two-year-old child present at the time of the incident.

Deputies noted some physical injury to the victim as well as some interior destruction to the home.

Deputies located the suspect in Paincourtville. As they approached the suspect, he fled on foot. He was captured a short time later. Divone Jared Davis was arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center on charges of:

*Domestic Abuse – Aggravated Assault with Child Endangerment
*Resisting an Officer – 2 Counts
*Unauthorized Use of a Moveable
*Criminal Mischief
*Failure to Appear – Speeding

Divone Jared Davis remains incarcerated with bond set at $35,000.

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