Over the weekend deputies with the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office were searching for a man accused of pouring acid and bleach on someone’s face during a reported domestic violence-related incident.
According to Chief Jimmy Travis, 35 YO James Ballard was wanted on several charges.
On June 22, deputies responded to a home in Roseland where Ballard allegedly poured acid and Clorox toilet bleach on the victim’s face, causing chemical burns. Authorities reported the victim also had major bruising to her body, including a punctured lung and a damaged ear drum.
Chief Travis asks that anyone with information on Ballard please call Crime Stoppers of Tangipahoa at 1-800-554-5245, or visit www.tangicrimestoppers.com.
