A Georgetown man, upset over what he claimed was damage caused by a contracting crew, ended up in jail after he began a fight.
The Grant Parish Sheriff's Office had received a report of a fight between the homeowner, 50-year-old Joseph Ainsworth of the 200 block of Buck Grandstaff Road, and members of the crew that was trimming trees along power lines, reads a release.
When Deputy Amy Laborde arrived, she was told that Ainsworth had approached the crew while on a horse and had accused them of damaging a tire. Someone with the crew called and alerted their supervisor about the complaint, but Ainsworth then decided to get off his horse, it reads.
He "began a fight with one of the workers, eventually hitting one of them with an iron pipe," it continues. "He then called his wife to bring him a gun."
Ainsworth was arrested and booked into the Grant Parish Detention Center. He was charged with aggravated battery, aggravated assault and three counts of disturbing the peace.