A woman causing a disturbance in a Ruston neighborhood last week was charged with disturbing the peace, but only after she resisted officers at the scene and later at the detention center.
Evelyn Hall, 25, of Ruston, was arrested on April 18 at about 3:30 p.m. on Terrill Drive.
Officers located a man who said he was acting as a security guard for the neighborhood and was called to deal with a combative woman. The man said the woman needed to leave the area and not return because of her erratic behavior.
RPD officers attempted to make contact with Hall who repeatedly told them no and kept backing away. Hall got far enough away that officers had to run after her. When they attempted to detain her, she became combative and refused to peacefully allow officers to take her into custody.
Hall was eventually handcuffed and placed in a patrol car and taken to the Lincoln Parish Detention Center. While she was being escorted into the facility, Hall once again became violent and then fell to the ground and refused to move. While in that position, she kicked her legs around, striking two of the deputies who were attempting to stand her on her feet. She was booked for disturbing the peace, two counts of battery of an officer, and resisting an officer.
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