A Ruston man was arrested after he allegedly struck and strangled a woman Tuesday afternoon.
Rodriquez J. Brantley, 44, was arrested for domestic abuse battery with strangulation and child endangerment.
A woman told responding officers she had kicked Brantley out of her residence due to a verbal altercation where he made threats to slap her. She said Brantley came back in the apartment, slapped her in the face repeatedly and placed her in a chokehold causing her to have difficulty breathing.
The woman provided video of the altercation. She said her son and another small child were in the home during the incident.
Brantley had left the scene before officers arrived but was located and arrested.
As a domestic violence case, Brantley’s bail had not been set at publication time.
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