Baton Rouge Police have arrested Jalen Mills, 20, Highland Rd., and charged him with 2nd Degree Battery.

According to a warrant, Mills reportedly punched a female victim in the mouth while at his Highland Rd. apartment complex in May of this year.

The victim, who notified authorities, stated she was at Mills’ apartment complex when she knocked on Mills’ door looking for her friend. Mills opened the door then closed it in the victim’s face so she knocked again. When no one came to the door the victim walked away down the hall. She stated she heard someone say something to her while walking away and when she turned around Mills punched her in the mouth. She fell to the pavement and was unconscious briefly, according to the report. The victim required 4 stitches in her lip as a result of the attack.

Mills was identified in a 6 person line-up by the victim as the person who punched her. A witness also came forward and corroborated the victim’s statement, stating Mills was the one who punched the female victim.

Mills’ identification lists his height as 6’0″, 195 lbs. The victim’s identification lists her height as 5’3″, 113 lbs.

On May 29th investigators contacted Mills by telephone. He stated he was in Houston, TX and would not be back in Baton Rouge until June 9th for summer school.

Investigators made an appointment to speak with Mills on June 10th at 5:00pm, which Mills missed. Mills also did not answer the investigators phone call nor return a voice mail left by the investigator. A felony warrant was issued for his arrest for 2nd Degree Battery later that day.

Mills was taken into custody and booked into EBR Parish Prison around 2:00 Wednesday morning.

He is charged with a single count of 2nd Degree Battery and is currently being held on a $7,000 bond.

Mills has been suspended from the team as a result.