A call of a man loitering near a Ruston restaurant with a hammer in his hand led to the arrest of a local man last Wednesday.
Ruston Police responded to the 700 block of West California Avenue about 1 p.m. Wednesday regarding a man walking around with a hammer.
Officers found Carlos D. Stringfellow, 45, in the company of a female. A records check showed a protective order had been issued against Stringfellow to protect the woman in his presence.
Stringfellow was arrested for violation of a protective order and booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center.
Later a charge of violation of misdemeanor probation was added.
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