Fists, knives and pitchforks are used in attacks

A Ruston man was arrested last week after he allegedly attacked a friend with a knife and pitchfork.

David Lynn Morris, 45, was arrested Oct. 3 following an altercation on Dubach Road the previous evening.

Responding officers found the injured victim outside the residence. Both of his eyes were swollen and discolored, with a deep tear under his right eye.

The victim said his friend David Morris attacked him while they were sitting by the fire drinking. The victim stated that Morris became belligerent and the victim asked Morris to leave. He turned around and started to walk away when Morris grabbed him from behind and threw him to the ground. While Morris was on the ground, he punched him several times in the face.

The victim said Morris once put a knife to his throat and threatened to cut him. Then Morris got off him and picked up a pitchfork. Morris asked him if he wanted it in the back or the neck.

Morris had left before officers arrived.

The next day, officers located Morris at a residence on Ezell Road. When he was arrested, Morris said an argument took place, but it was mutual. He was booked into the Lincoln Parish Detention Center on two counts of aggravated assault and second-degree assault. His bail was set at $25,000.

This information was provided by a law enforcement agency as public information. Individuals named as suspects or shown in photographs or videos in criminal investigations, or arrested and charged with a crime, have not been convicted of a crime and are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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