Ruston Police arrested a woman Sunday night after she allegedly struck her ex-boyfriend with her car.
Laderwinique Thompson, 30, of Grambling, was arrested for aggravated battery about 10:30 p.m. Sunday after a domestic altercation on Fountain Drive in Ruston.
Police were notified that the man had been hit and that the suspect had left in a silver Chevrolet Impala. A responding officer spotted the car leaving the area and stopped it, taking Thompson into custody.
The officer noted in a report that the windshield of the Impala was shattered.
Thompson told the officer she had gone to the residence of her former boyfriend’s new girlfriend. She and the man got into an argument, and she tried to leave, she said.
Thompson said the man jumped on her car, resulting in the damage to the windshield.
The man told police Thompson showed up at his friend’s house unannounced and tried to force him into her car. He said once he refused, Thompson sped up and struck him with her car on purpose.
The victim was taken by ambulance to the Northern Louisiana Medical Center. At the time of the officer’s report, the extent of the victim’s injuries were unclear.
Thompson was booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center.
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