Lacombe man is arrested for
slapping baby, pushing grandma

By Suzanne Le Breton
St. Tammany News
Published on Sunday, October 25, 2009 1:18 AM CDT

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A Lacombe man was arrested earlier this month after he hit a 5-week-old infant and pushed the infant’s 79-year-old great-grandmother to the ground.

St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s deputies were called to a home on Lake Road at 6 p.m. on Oct. 15 in response to an altercation.

According to reports from witnesses at the home, two brothers, 31-year-old Woodrow Parker and 25-year-old Brandon Parker, had came to the residence, which is where Brandon Parker’s ex-girlfriend lived with her newborn baby and other family members.

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A fight ensued between the brothers and those present at the home.

During the fight, Woodrow Parker reportedly struck the infant and then pushed the ex-girlfriend’s grandmother down. Brandon Parker then reportedly struck his ex-girlfriend. Both brothers fled to their own home at 27447 St. Louis Road, Lacombe, before police arrived.

The baby and grandmother were brought to Louisiana Heart Hospital, where they were checked out for injuries and released.

Deputies found the men at their residence.

Woodrow Parker was arrested and charged with second-degree cruelty to a juvenile and simple battery of the infirmed. He was booked into the St. Tammany Parish Jail, where he was also booked on two contempt of court charges.

Brandon Parker, who has a medical condition and undergoes dialysis regularly, was issued a summons for domestic battery but was not booked into the jail.

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