A Grambling man was arrested Saturday after Ruston Police responded to a “rolling domestic call.”
Officers responded to the area of McDonald Avenue and South Farmerville Street regarding Emorris K. Brantley driving a stolen Volkswagen Jetta. Brantley was located on McDonald Avenue and attempted to flee on foot before he was stopped by use of a TASER.
After he was taken into custody, the victim said Brantley had taken her Honda Accord without her permission. She said she entered the vehicle and argued with Brantley after he returned to her residence.
The victim said Brantley put his hands around her throat and squeezed, restricting her breathing. She said he then left the Accord and entered her grandmother’s Volkswagen Jetta. The victim said she followed Brantley and remained on the phone with police until he was apprehended.
A records check showed that Brantley was wanted on four warrants–one for failure to appear in Ruston City Court for no driver’s license, one from Third District Court for failure to appear on a simple battery charged, and two held by Ruston Police for domestic abuse battery with child endangerment and no driver’s license.
Brantley, 20, was booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center for battery of a dating partner, unauthorized use of a vehicle, theft of a motor vehicle, resisting an officer, disturbing the peace, driving under suspension, and the four warrants. Bail was set at $38,000.
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