Ruston Police arrested a man Friday night after he allegedly attacked a woman on Goodwin Road. Once arrested and jailed, the man allegedly fashioned a weapon he intended to use to attack detention center staff.
Officers responded to the 1700 block of Goodwin Road about 10:30 p.m. Friday night regarding a reported domestic disturbance. A woman was encountered who appeared to have been involved in a struggle. She was having difficulty breathing, but eventually she was able to explain an unknown man came up to her and her children and began to beat her. He choked her, threw her to the ground, and pulled her pants down, according to an arrest affidavit.
The woman said she fought the man, but he punched her several times. After brief struggle, the victim was able to escape the attack.
Officers saw the victim’s neck was red, and her arms were scratched. She said her one of her fingers was injured in attempting to fight the man off.
The woman took officers to the location where the struggle occurred. A bag was located that contained a booking sheet for Correando C. Davis, 32, of Ruston. The booking sheet included a photograph and the victim identified Davis as the person who attacked her. Davis‘s address on Marie Avenue was found on the booking sheet and officers went to the residence and took him in the custody.
During questioning, Davis said he was in the area where the attack occurred, but it was his friend who he met in California who committed the attack.
Davis was booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center. The detention center staff was informed Saturday afternoon that Davis had told other inmates he was going to make a “shank” out of a toothbrush and use it to stab a deputy. A control room deputy observed Davis by video rubbing an object aggressively against his bunk. Deputies went to the cell and when Davis was searched, he dropped a white toothbrush to the floor.
Davis is charged with sexual battery and contraband in a correctional facility. Bail was set at $130,000.
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