Two Arrested in Southwest Louisiana for Alleged Domestic Abuse Battery, One Also Charged with Resisting an Officer
Published October 18, 2022
Two Arrested in Southwest Louisiana for Alleged Domestic Abuse Battery, One Also Charged with Resisting an Officer
Jennings, Louisiana – The Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff’s Office reported on October 17, 2022, that on October 14, 2022, at around 10:30 p.m., deputies were summoned to an address on North Gallaugher Road in Jennings, Louisiana, in connection to a domestic disturbance.
The dispatcher was informed by the complainant that she had locked herself in the bedroom closet in order to contact law enforcement. The complainant stated that the incident occurred between Brittany Crochet and Jonathan Matthews.
Deputies arrived and separated the two, attempting to calm them down. Both sides admitted to drinking and getting into a verbal altercation. Deputies noticed shattered glass and furniture that had been turned over. Both parties were enraged and unwilling to cooperate according to authorities.
Jonathan Paul Matthews, 45, and Brittany Rae Crochet, 32, were both arrested and taken to the parish jail for Domestic Abuse Battery. Jonathan was charged with Resisting an Officer as well.
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.
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