The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office says it arrested a deputy after a domestic disturbance and hit-and-run in a marked JPSO patrol car Monday night.
Sheriff Joe Lopinto says they arrested and fired Kyle Nugent .
"On the night of August 31, 2026, deputies responded to a disturbance involving Dep. Nugent and his girlfriend," said Capt. Jason Riavrde with the sheriff's office. "Nugent committed a domestic abuse battery against his girlfriend. The investigation also showed that at one point, Nugent committed a hit-and-run in the parking lot of the apartment complex where the incident was taking place."
Deputies booked Nugent into the parish jail on counts including operating a vehicle while impaired, reckless operation of a vehicle, hit-and-run driving, and domestic abuse battery (strangulation).
Nugent had been with the sheriff's office for nine years.
Drove drunk in marked car and assaulted girlfriend, sheriff's office says
Drove drunk in marked car and assaulted girlfriend, sheriff's office says
