An Arkansas man was arrested by Ruston Police last week for stalking and simple battery after a complaint by his estranged wife.
Michael Porter, III, 28, of El Dorado, was arrested June 5 after officers responded to a Maple Street residence regarding a disturbance.
Officer found Porter leaning against his vehicle with a bleeding head wound, a black eye, and multiple scratches on his neck and face. His wife said she and Porter had been separated since January. She said there had been several incidents where Porter had followed her several times since the separation, but the incidents had occurred in Arkansas.
Porter followed the woman to Ruston where he made contact with her and her boyfriend, including hitting her car multiple times in the parking lot of a Ruston restaurant. He then allegedly followed her to the Maple Street residence where he opened the driver’s door where the boyfriend was sitting, and grabbed him by the shirt, ripping it.
The boyfriend then exited the vehicle after Porter punched him and a fight occurred. The woman and the boyfriend both said he was defending himself against Porter.
Porter was taken to the Northern Louisiana Medical Center where he was interviewed by officers. He stated he followed his estranged wife to Ruston to get a cell phone out of her vehicle. He said the fight occurred because he did not like that another man was in the vehicle with her.
After Porter was released from the hospital he was arrested and booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center for stalking the wife and simple battery on the boyfriend.
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