BATON ROUGE – A man accused of beating an 11-year-old boy unconscious and a woman who allegedly told the man to “beat his ass” were arrested for cruelty to juveniles.
Shantia Thomas, 35, and Eric Washington, 40, were charged Tuesday with second-degree cruelty to juveniles, according to their bill of information. Thomas was arrested June 12, while Washington was arrested July 1.
According to an arrest warrant from the Baton Rouge Police Department, officials were called to McClelland Drive in reference to the battery of a juvenile. Witnesses on scene said that Washington struck the child in the face and body with a closed fist. Officials said that when police arrived, Washington and Thomas fled the scene…