LPSO: Internal affairs investigation held after woman alleged officers conducted search without warning

DENHAM SPRINGS – Following a man being arrested for violating protective orders, social media comments lead to an internal affairs investigation for the involved deputies, Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard said.

The Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office issued a statement saying they responded to a domestic disturbance in Walker where a man, Austin Yoches, fled the scene. Yoches had two protective orders where the woman involved in the disturbance was a protected party.

LPSO said they received multiple tips Yoches was at a location off Burgess Road in Denham Springs. Deputies, with proper search warrants, knocked on doors around the area without entering or searching any residence on multiple occasions, Ard said. Yoches was arrested Thursday…

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