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BRPD arrests man wanted for kidnapping, multiple other charges after Wednesday night standoff

3 hours 13 minutes 35 seconds ago Thursday, July 18 2024 Jul 18, 2024 July 18, 2024 11:19 AM July 18, 2024 in News
Source: WBRZ

BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge police arrested a man wanted for second-degree kidnapping and aggravated assaults after a standoff. 

Officers arrested Travis Demond Thompson, 38, who was wanted for five counts of second-degree kidnapping and aggravated assault with a firearm. He also faces charges of home invasion, aggravated second-degree battery, domestic abuse aggravated assault and domestic abuse battery with a dangerous weapon with serious bodily harm.

Police arrested Thompson on Wednesday night after a "lengthy standoff" in the 3700 block of East Brookstown Drive where Thompson allegedly hit multiple people with his fists, a frozen water bottle and a ¼-inch thick glass table. 

Two of the victims were treated for their injuries, which included swelling on one victim's face and a fractured jaw on another, the affidavit says.

A warrant was originally filed for Thompson's arrest on July 6 but recalled and replaced with a corrected warrant on July 9 when officers realized the warrant had an inaccurately listed charge—attempted domestic abuse battery with a dangerous weapon with serious bodily harm. It was corrected domestic abuse aggravated assault.

The July 9 warrant then had to be recalled because it contained a typo in the citation for the home invasion law. A second request for a recall was dated July 10 and the third version of the arrest warrant was dated the same day, records show.

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