A former Crowley Police officer has been arrested and booked on charges of battery and malfeasance in office.
Acadia Parish Sheriff s records show that 27-year-old Ashlee McElroy was booked on January 18 with second-degree battery and malfeasance.
McElroy s bond was set at $35,000.
According to the Louisiana Revised Code of Statues, a person can get up to 13 years in prison for second-degree battery and malfeasance.
Sheriff K.P. Gibson said that McElroy was booked in connection with an incident involving a person in her custody. It is reported that she was accused of striking an inmate whom she was assigned to transport.