Louisiana State Trooper Arrested for Alleged Domestic Violence

Published February 7, 2022

Louisiana – Louisiana State Police Troop A supervisors were notified of a domestic violence incident involving an off-duty Trooper on February 5, 2022, at approximately 1:00 a.m. The Trooper, identified as 28-year-old Garrett Yetman of Baton Rouge, Louisiana has been assigned to patrol at Troop A since 2019. Troop A supervisor responded to the 2100 block of Veterans Blvd. in Gonzales, where they met with Gonzales Police Department officers. According to the preliminary investigation, Yetman was involved in an altercation with a female victim. An assault and battery allegedly occurred during the altercation.

Yetman was arrested by the Gonzales Police Department and booked into the Ascension Parish Jail for Domestic Abuse-Battery by Strangulation and Simple Assault.

Yetman was immediately placed on administrative leave, and all law enforcement property was recovered until the criminal and administrative investigations are completed.

An arrest is an indication that probable cause exists to believe the subject was involved in the offense alleged. A person is innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.