On Monday, June 27, 2022, Lafayette County Sheriff’s Investigators received a report of a domestic 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 years old of Abbeville, Mississippi, was arrested for Aggravated Assault on a Police Officer, Possession of a Weapon by a Convicted Felon, and Felony Domestic Violence- Simple Assault (4th or greater).
Evans was transported to the Lafayette County Detention Center where he is currently being held on a $100,000.00 bond and a MDOC Hold, set by a Justice Court Judge.
