On Monday, the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department received a report of domestic violence in progress call in the area of Highway 7 South, near County Road 369.
Investigators and deputies responded to the scene to take a report of the incident.
During the investigation, Russell Eades Evans, 36, of Abbeville was arrested for aggravated assault on a police officer, possession of a weapon by a convicted felon and felony domestic violence-simple assault (fourth or greater).
Evans was transported to the Lafayette County Detention Center where he is currently being held on a $100,000 bond and a MDOC hold.
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