Shreveport Man Arrested for Domestic Abuse on a Juvenile

The Shreveport Police Department has arrested 43-year-old Brandon Leviston on charges of aggravated assault with a firearm and domestic abuse battery. The arrest follows an incident on May 29, in which Leviston allegedly grabbed a juvenile household member by the neck, threw her to the ground, and threatened her with a handgun.

On June 17, detectives with the Shreveport Police Department's Domestic Violence Unit took Leviston into custody in the 700 block of Bernard Boulevard. He has been booked into the Shreveport City Jail.

The Shreveport Police Department encourages anyone experiencing domestic violence to seek help. Support and resources are available for victims.

Credit to Caddo Parish SO for Mugshot due to SPD Mugshot being unavailable.

Suspects are innocent until proven guilty

If an intimate partner frightens you through coercion, intimidation or physical violence, help is available:

• Call the U.S. National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE) or TTY 1-800-787-3224.
• Call, text or chat Love Is Respect - The National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline: 1-866-331-9474 or TTY 1-866-331-8453, text “loveis” to 22522 or live chat at http://www.loveisrespect.org.
• Call or text the StrongHearts Native Helpline: 1−844-762-8483
• Call the U.S. National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673 (HOPE), which automatically connects you to a local U.S. rape crisis program based on the area code of your phone number. Secure, online private chat is available at https://hotline.rainn.org/online.

Remember: Corded phones are more private and less able to be intercepted than cordless phones or analog cell phones.

Be Aware: You may not be able to reach 911 using an Internet phone or Internet-based phone service. So you may need to be prepared to use another phone to call 911.

Contact your local domestic violence program, shelter, or rape crisis center to learn about free cell phone donation programs.