A local man is facing charges following a Tuesday night disturbance.
Daniel Cordis King, 40, of Simsboro, was taken into custody on April 21 by Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s deputies after he allegedly entered a woman’s residence and pursued another man with an aluminum baseball bat.
Deputies were responding to an unwanted person call at a U.S.80 residence in Choudrant when they reported encountering King and the victim walking east along the highway. King was holding a bat at the time, according to a deputy’s report.
According to the report, the victim said he had been at his girlfriend’s home preparing a bath when he heard a disturbance elsewhere in the house. After getting dressed and stepping out of the bathroom, he claimed King forced his way past the woman and began attacking him.
The victim told deputies he did not know King. He said King knocked him to the ground and placed him in a chokehold. After breaking free, the victim said he grabbed a nearby baseball bat and struck King in the head.
Authorities say King then took possession of the bat and chased the victim toward the Dollar General.
The woman at the home reportedly corroborated the victim’s account and told deputies King appeared intoxicated. She said she repeatedly asked him to leave prior to the altercation.
When the fight broke out, she stated she grabbed her 3-year-old son and retreated to another room. She also indicated she did not see where the baseball bat came from.
King was booked into the Lincoln Parish Detention Center for simple battery and home invasion.
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