A Hodge woman was arrested last Tuesday afternoon following a reported disturbance at an apartment complex on Tech Farm Road, according to a Ruston Police Department report.
Ashanti Faith Johnson-Jones, 21, was arrested around 3:10 p.m. on May 19 at the Royal Crest Apartments on Tech Farm Road.
According to an arrest report, officers responded to an apartment after a woman reported she had been assaulted by Johnson-Jones. Officers observed multiple bruises and marks on the woman’s forehead and face, as well as a large mark on her right knee.
She complained of pain in her head. She said Jones came to the residence to get her house key from the boyfriend. The victim said she was inside her bedroom when she heard her boyfriend yelling at Jones to leave. She then heard what sound sounded like forcible entry into the apartment. She called police before Jones kicked the bedroom door in and dragged the victim from the bed.
The victim also said Jones grabbed the back of her head and began to repeatedly hit her with a closed fist, Jones also allegedly damaged the driver’s side door of the victims vehicle earlier in the day.
Johnson-Jones was arrested and transported to the Lincoln Parish Detention Center. She was booked for simple battery, simple criminal damage to property, and home invasion.
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