Repeated trespasser arrested at Ruston store
A woman warned on several occasions to stay away from a Ruston convenience store was arrested last week when she returned to the store again.
Angela C. Richards, 58, of Ruston, was arrested December 3 for criminal trespass when an officer called to the store about loiterers spotted her.
Officers went to the ZZ Mart on South Farmerville Street about 2:00 p.m. in response to request to clear loiters from the parking lot. An officer who had banned Richards from the premises at the request of the business owner spotted her.
The officer noted in his report that since 2022 he first banned her, he has escorted her away from the property multiple times.
Richards was arrested and booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center.
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