BATON ROUGE — A man who previously served as a councilmember for the City of Amite and who previously ran for mayor is wanted for second-degree battery following an alleged physical altercation outside the Raising Cane’s River Center on Sept. 4.
Baton Rouge Police Department officers arrived at the Raising Cane’s River Center to find Damon Ellzey striking a person while on top of them, according to an arrest warrant issued Saturday. Ellzey previously ran for mayor in Amite in 2024.
During their investigation, officers learned that Ellzey and the victim were escorted out of the River Center following an incident that took place during an event. Online records show Koe Wetzel & Ole 60 played at the River Center that evening…