NOTE: (Reprint of Lincoln Parish Journal article published May 19th)

A 47-year-old Jonesboro man was arrested following a reported battery investigation at a residence in Dubach, according to the Dubach Police Department.

Danyel Demeco Dunn was arrested around 7:16 p.m. on May 15 at a residence on Hollis Road.

According to the affidavit, officers responded to the residence regarding a battery complaint. Deputies talked with a woman who stated a man had beaten her and that a second man, Dunn, had blocked her from leaving the residence. A man with the woman said Dunn attacked him.

Dunn told officers he chased the man into some bushes. Officers saw marks on the male victim’s hands and arms, according to the affidavit. The report also stated Dunn repeatedly told officers he did not know anything about the man who beat the woman.

Dunn was advised of his rights, taken into custody, and taken to the Lincoln Parish Detention Center, where he was booked for simple battery.

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