A call regarding a runaway juvenile Thursday evening led to the arrest of a Ruston woman for aggravated battery.
Ruston Police responded to a call of a juvenile who had run away from a Miranda Drive residence. The juvenile was located about a block away with a stab wound. Binitra A. Wright, 42, of Ruston, told officers an altercation occurred between her and the juvenile. She said she had a knife in her hand during the altercation and it was possible the knife made impact and caused the injury.
Wright was arrested for aggravated battery and booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center.
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