BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - New arrest documents explain the alleged roles that eight people reportedly played in a fight inside the 19th Judicial District Courthouse on Tuesday that left a child injured.
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According to arrest documents, Daniel Franklin, 18, was seen on video “viciously punching an elderly female” before punching another woman.
Tikita Franklin, 47, is blamed in court documents for confronting another woman outside of the courtroom and starting the large brawl.
Kim Rodriguez, 42, was reportedly seen on video confronting and attacking another woman, according to arrest documents.
Arrest records state, Taliyah Spencer, 20, was seen holding a toddler. She then reportedly handed the toddler off to another person to join in the fight.
Jeramani Vallery, 21, was reportedly caught on camera fighting another woman before kicking a man in the head, according to arrest documents.
According to arrest records, Ciara Vallery, 41, was also reportedly caught on camera kicking and fighting with other women before kicking a man who was being held by law enforcement.
Denise Vallery, 58, reportedly walked up to another female and began fighting her, according to arrest documents.
Lastly, Joenika Vallery, 34, reportedly punched and kick a man, according to arrest documents.
The eight people were all charged with simple battery, inciting a riot, and child endangerment. One child was injured in the brawl after an adult fell over while fighting and left a bump on the child’s head, according to law enforcement officials.
The fight happened shortly after a hearing for accused shooter Dominik Franklin. Franklin is charged in connection with a deadly triple shooting that claimed the lives of Shelita Vallery, 40; David Celestine, 62; and Paul Lewis, 63.
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A second person, Tyrone Eackles, was also charged in connection with the killings.
Screaming and slamming were heard outside of Judge Fred Crifasi’s courtroom just before 11 a.m. Tuesday.
All activity briefly stopped inside the courtroom as sheriff’s deputies and officers who were present in court attempted to restore order.
Hair, earrings, shoes, and other personal items could be seen in the hall outside the courtroom. Those items were collected by deputies and returned to their proper owners once everything calmed down.
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