Shortly after 5:00 pm this afternoon, an off-duty Trooper was charged with two counts of Simple Battery following a disturbance at the LSU vs UCLA football game.
During the game, law enforcement personnel responded to a disturbance in the stands and discovered that a physical altercation occurred between the off-duty Trooper and two male subjects.
Further investigation revealed that the off-duty Trooper, identified as 30-year-old Artellus Bellard of Lake Charles, initiated the physical battery following a verbal argument.
Trooper Bellard, assigned to Troop D Patrol since 2021, was charged with two counts of Simple Battery and released on a summons with a pending court date.
No further information is available at this time, pending the completion of the criminal and administrative process.
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