ZACHARY – Zachary Police have arrested the son of Chief Darryl Lawrence on domestic abuse battery charges.

According to police, officers were called to a Vista Oak Court home on Halloween in reference to an active disturbance.

Once they arrived, police saw Darryl Lawrence Jr. engaged in a fight with a male family member. Lawrence Jr. was arrested on domestic abuse battery charges and booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on Sunday. 

The incident is still under investigation, police added.

WBRZ has asked Zachary Police for a statement from Chief Lawrence.