Name of Accused:
Leonard, Christopher Lee
Date of Arrest:
08/12/2024
Charges For Arrest:
Probation Violation
Probation Violation
BATTERY
Cruelty to Person 65 or Over
Officer’s Narrative:
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At 2224 pm, Sgt. Jeff Floyd and myself was dispatched to [200 BLOCK] Pleasant lane in reference to a physical Domestic. Upon our arrival, I made with [VICTIM ] (D.O.B [REDACTED], w/f) who stated that her and her son (Christopher Leonard, D.O.B [REDACTED], W/M) had gotten into a verbal altercation about her car and it escalated into physical altercation after he attempted to leave the residence and she tried to stop him. She also advised that he hit her in the head with his fist and twisted her arm and I witnessed the bruising and a laceration on her right arm. Sgt. Floyd called for Ems to come check Miss [VICTIM ] out and EMS advised me that they witnessed someone running down the road away from the residence.
I then left the scene and located Mr. Leonard at blackwater and roberts road. I then asked for his side of the story and he advised than him and his mama was fighting after she begged him to come over and stay. He tried to leave and he called her several names. I then Placed him under arrest and transported him to the charlton county jail where he was turned over to the jail staff on duty. Warrants will be secured for Battery (fva) and cruelty to an elderly(f). This case is closed.
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