A Swartz man was arrested last week after Lincoln Parish deputies responded to a report of a disturbance on East Sibley Road.
When deputies arrived, they found Richard W. Terry, III, 52, outside. Terry said it was his house and his wife was inside with another man.
A woman inside said she had been separated from Terry for five years. She said Terry came to the residence beating on the windows and yelling he was coming inside. She said Terry has never lived at the house and obtained the address from her son’s phone. Restraining orders had been in place in the past, but they were now expired, she said.
The woman said Terry had never moved past their separation and when he showed up, she did not respond, fearing for her safety. She showed deputies 207 text messages Terry had sent her in the previous two days. She had not replied to the messages, she said, and wanted him banned from the residence.
Terry was arrested for stalking, resisting an officer, and criminal trespass. The resisting charge stemmed from Terry’s attempt to pull away from deputies when they attempted to restrain him when first responding to the call.
Bail was set at $2,500.
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