SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — It has been almost two weeks since a video of an elderly woman being verbally harassed at the Krewe of Centaur parade went viral.
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Oliver & Watkins Legacy Law Firm held a press conference on February 16, to allow 69-year-old Deborah Church to speak publicly about the altercation that resulted in beer being thrown on her and her four-year-old grandchild.
“She wasn’t ever a lady to leave her home. This was something she wanted to do for her grandchildren. The ten-year-old who actually recorded came from Dallas and had never even experienced a parade before. This was his first time, and he never wants to attend another parade,” said Attorney Jenetrell Oliver.
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Georgie Creamer was arrested and charged with simple battery after the incident.
Attorney Oliver says they are urging the Shreveport City Attorney’s office to upgrade the charge to simple battery of a person with infirmities and add a simple battery charge for Church’s grandchild…