Livingston Parish deputy arrested for domestic abuse

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DENHAM SPRINGS - A Livingston Parish Sheriff's Deputy was arrested on domestic abuse charges early Monday morning after he allegedly shot a personal weapon in his home. 

The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office said that 55-year-old Kelvin Higginbotham was arrested just after midnight Monday. Deputies said he fired one round of a personal weapon during the disturbance, but no one was injured. 

He was arrested for domestic abuse aggravated assault and illegal use of a weapon. Higginbotham was fired immediately from the sheriff's office. 

Higginbotham was a reserve deputy and served on the marine division for a year and a half.