A 21-year-old man was arrested for cruelty to juveniles after he allegedly choked his girlfriend’s son.
Dustin Gabriel Toms of Castor was arrested Jan. 19 after Ruston Police responded to the report of a disturbance at a residence on Sunset Boulevard.
A woman told responding officers that Toms choked her 10-year-old son. Toms was taken into custody and placed in a patrol car where he was asked what happened. He said the child “disrespected him,” and he attempted to spank him, but the child began punching him.
The mother said Tom choked her son and picked him up by the throat. Officers saw minor injuries on the son.
Tom was booked for cruelty to juveniles at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center.
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