A Ruston woman was arrested early Saturday after police responded to a fight at a Ruston apartment.
Tamia Perry, 22, of Ruston, was arrested at 2:42 a.m. Oct. 31 by the Ruston Police Department.
According to an arrest affidavit, an officer was dispatched at about 2:17 a.m. to the apartment in reference to a fight. It was the second call about the same incident. When the officer arrived, Perry was talking loudly and using profanity.
The officer grabbed Perry’s left arm to place her in handcuffs, and she pulled away. The officer grabbed her arm a second time and she pulled away again. The officer ordered Perry to the ground and told her to put her arms behind her back, then placed her in restraints and put her in a patrol unit. She was advised of her rights.
Perry told the officer she only wanted to get her key fob from her vehicle because she was trying to leave. She admitted to drinking alcohol that night.
The apartment’s owner told the officer Perry was not allowed inside and had damaged a WiFi box worth about $65 and a leg of a television. A witness said she saw Perry push the front door open and get into a verbal argument with a woman who was gone before the officer arrived. The witness said Perry struck that woman.
The witness also said Perry and another woman began fighting inside the apartment, and that Perry struck the other woman first. She said she told Perry to leave several times, but Perry would not and began damaging property around the apartment.
The officer saw small to medium shards of glass on the kitchen floor and pillows and other items scattered across the living room.
Perry was taken to Lincoln Parish Detention Center and booked on charges of unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling, simple criminal damage to property, two counts of resisting an officer and disturbing the peace by fighting.
This information has been provided by a law enforcement agency as public information. Persons named or shown in photographs or video as suspects in a criminal investigation, or arrested and charged with a crime, have not been convicted of any criminal offense and are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
For the latest local news, subscribe FOR FREE to the Lincoln Parish Journal and receive an email each weekday morning at 6:45 right to your inbox. Just CLICK HERE to sign up.
