Love is Never Easy

Love is great when you meet that special someone. Those long hours over the phone, dates and moments of intimacy. For some strange reason for some not all, the excitement where's away, communication breaks down while couples get so comfortable with each other, where one party takes advantage of the other by being dishonest. There are many relationships which turn toxic where one party wants out of the relationship knowing or unknowing their partners insecurity which turns into a nightmare relationship. The stories reported are two different sides of love which went sideways. According to police reports on December 4, police were called to Delta Mini Mart 1115 So. 2nd St. Monroe LA in reference to an aggravated battery. Suspect Verlene Hall allegedly used her car to runover a victim following an altercation they had over a male both dated. The victim was admitted and treated for minor injuries caused by the suspect who admitted using her victim as a weapon to crash into the victim. Suspect Verlene A. Hall was arrested with aggravated battery. According to police reports on December 5, a victim was allegedly battered in the face by his girlfriend. The victim pushed the suspect away during a skirmish to stop her from hitting him in his face, while his 1-year-old son was present during the altercation. Police contacted Suspect Alexis M. Helfrick who allegedly struck the victim/boyfriend in the face after a verbal disagreement. Both suspect and victim have been in a relationship and living together for nine months. Police observed the victim's son present at the residence upon arrival and did not see any injuries on the suspect yet both suspect and victim were both out of breath and sweating upon police arriving. The suspect was arrested and charged with domestic abuse battery child endangerment. There are three sides to every story. This was one side of this story. The Monroe Dispatch welcomes the other or another side of this story. You make the news, we only print it!