Ruston Police arrested a woman last week following a reported disturbance at a residence on Rosalie Drive, according to an officer’s report.
Marricka Francis, 25, of Ruston, was arrested after officers responded to the call at about 9:25 a.m. May 30.
According to the report, Francis told police she was at the residence to apologize for her behavior from the previous night.
A man at the residence said he and Francis had previously been involved in a romantic relationship and shared a child together. He told police Francis entered the residence while he was in bed sleeping and began yelling at him. He stated he went outside to get away from Francis, but she followed him outside, and the two became involved in a verbal altercation.
The man said Francis punched him twice in the face with closed fists. Officers observed a red scratch on the side of his face and a bloody scratch near his right eye. The report states the man said he did not want Francis inside the residence and that Francis did not have permission to enter.
Police transported Francis to the Lincoln Parish Detention Center to be booked for domestic abuse battery and unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling.
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