Crime · Bayou L'Ourse, LA
Man Arrested After Allegedly Attacking Dog with Machete in Louisiana Domestic Disturbance
Assumption Parish Sheriff's deputies arrested 29-year-old Kevin Lightell of Bayou L'Ourse, Louisiana, following a domestic disturbance on Saturday, Oct. 17, during which he allegedly attacked a woman's dog with a machete and attempted to strike the woman. The woman reported waking to find Lightell standing over her with the weapon before he turned it on her dog. The dog died Sunday evening, Oct. 18. Lightell was booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center and remains in custody pending a bond hearing.